# History
This is the Truth Behind All of the Famous Myths We Hear About
Some famous people and events from mythology are pure fiction. They are inventions of fertile imaginations and the creative products…
Researchers Used Secret Methods to Locate this Mysterious Japanese Submarine Lost in WWII
During the Cold War, advanced deep water detection was almost an exclusively military preserve. That began to change in the…
This War Hero Spent his Life Fighting Communists
To say that Larry Thorne did not like communists would be an understatement. The man led an extraordinary life that…
Amazing Women Who Should Be Way More Famous
History has an unfortunate tendency to gloss over the accomplishments and deeds of women. Which is a shame on many…
Odd Details About Famous Historical Events Nobody Talks About
For non-history buffs, history often comes across as dry, stiff, and too serious. Which is unfortunate, because when we scratch…
Unfavorable Maternal Parents From History
Most assume that they have the world’s best mother of all time, but of course, they can’t all be right.…
The Marine Who Took on Thousands of Japanese Soldiers in World War II
It takes serious guts to stand up to thousands of fanatical enemy soldiers charging one’s position at night in a…
Quirks and Oddities of Influential People in History
American presidential weirdness, scandal, and battiness is not a new phenomenon, but one that has been around since the country’s…
The Seedy Plots That Overthrew Mary Queen of Scots
Few monarchs have had a life as tragic as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587). Her father, James…
20 Outlandish Historical Facts That Actually Exist
It is almost a certainty that a time will come when our distant descendants will look back at our era…