# world war II
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,…
40 Facts About the Japanese Who Refused to Surrender After WWII Had Ended
World War II officially ended in 1945 when Japan's representatives signed their country's articles of surrender aboard the USS Missouri…
40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall
Adolf Hitler’s suicide in 1945 helped bring about the end of World War II, the bloodiest conflict the world had…
Excelsior: 30 Facts on Late Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee
Stan Lee was one of the creators of modern Americana. He created hundreds of comic book characters throughout his career…
This WWII Plan Consisted of Incinerating Japan With Bats Bearing Tiny Bombs
During World War II, a Pennsylvania dentist named Lytle S. Adams had an outside-the-box-thinking brainstorm: incinerate Japanese cities with tiny…
16 Nazi Mysteries Uncovered and Answered
Few regimes in the history of the world have been studied more closely than that of the Nazis in Germany.…
The Nazis Fought World War II While Tweaking on Crystal Meth
During the 1936 Berlin Olympics, German scientists observed how Benzedrine enhanced American athletes’ performance. After finding these results, they then…
These 18 Facts Reveal the True Story of Schindler’s List
On November 24, 2004, a North Carolina professor of history published an article in The New York Times describing some…
18 Details About Life in Italy Under Benito Mussolini
Although Italy is often regarded as the weak sister of the nations which made up the Axis during the Second…
Anti-Hitler Youth Organization Bravely Defied Nazi Regime Without Tragic Consequences
Hitler’s power may lay us low, And keep us locked in chains, But we will smash the chains one day,…