# Leyte Gulf
Fascinating and Lesser Known People Who Changed American History
American history is littered with names of great people. But what about the lesser-known people who shaped American history? Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s principal plantation and Neoclassical Palladian hilltop mansion near Charlottesville, Virginia,…
Mistakes That Helped Shape U.S. into What it Is Today
Countries, like people, are the sum total of the experiences encountered en route to the present, be such experiences good,…
Last Minute Decisions That Changed History
The world is more fragile than we think, and the course of events is seldom set in stone: introduce a…
40 Fascinating But Lesser Known Facts About WWII
Many or most people are familiar with the basics and broad strokes of World War II. It began in 1939,…
10 Major Historical Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
We all make mistakes from time to time. Luckily, most times when we screw up, the consequences of our mistakes…
12 of the Greatest Military Bluffs in History
Brawn is useful, but is not always sufficient on its own: sometimes a healthy dose of bull, or bluffing, is…
This Day In History: American Forces Land On Luzon (1945)
On this date in 1945, the Americans landed on the Philippine island of Luzon. The island was the most important…
This Day In History: The First Kamikaze Attack In WWII Is Staged (1944)
On this day in 1944, the first Kamikaze suicide attack of the War II took place. A kamikaze attack involved…