# History
FRACTURE JAW: The Plan to Nuke North Vietnam
1968 was a bad year for the American war effort in Vietnam, and for general William Westmoreland, the overall US…
These Tough Americans Fought In WWII, Korea, and Vietnam
Some Americans served in the Second World War, then in Korea, and also in Vietnam. For example, Elmo Zumwalt served…
20 Historic Events Even the Movies Won’t Touch
Hollywood has never had a shortage of dumb movie plots. Nor did it have a dearth of far-fetched scenes that…
The Real ‘Young Pope’ Was Probably History’s Worst Holy Father
Over a thousand years before Jude Law played a scandalous pope in TV’s The Young Pope, history’s actual youngest Pope ever,…
20 Noble Relationships in History that Had Internal Conflict
In the real-life Game of Thrones, hunger for power, the fear of losing it, or just plain perversions, have often…
The Sad Story of Hitler’s Favorite Children
As a general proposition, loyalty is a morally commendable trait. Unless, of course, it is loyalty to an evil person…
20 Archaeological Finds That Rewrote History
For the bulk of history, knowledge of significant past events had a distressing tendency to blend into the mists of…
Fritz Haber, the Monster Who Made the Modern World Possible
Fritz Haber’s life started brilliantly, then took a dark turn, before plunging into the horrific. On the plus side, his…
40 Insights into the Lives of Famous War Veterans
Just about all veterans probably have a fascinating tale or ten to tell about their experiences in or out of…
Many Don’t Know Mel Brooks was a WWII Warrior
Mel Brooks, the Brooklyn-born funnyman best known for directing side-splitting comedies such as Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Robin…