The Highs And Lows Of The Czech Panzer 38(t)
Tanks are often thought as a technology of the First World War, but the Czech Panzer 38(t) played a major role in some of the…
Pentagon’s UFO Report Lands With A Shrug, Sightings ‘Probably Lack A Single Explanation’
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its highly anticipated Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) report to Congress on Friday, June 25, 2021.…
Did The Trojan War Really Happen? Here’s What We Know
The Trojan War remains one of the greatest stories from ancient times. Filled with strong warriors, heroes, epic battles, divine intervention, and a giant wooden…
How Wartime Rationing Helped The British Get Healthy
Rationing is often thought of as a type of “starvation diet,” but did you know that wartime rationing not only changed the dietary habits of…
The Curious Case Of The US Camel Corps
On May 10, 1855, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis personally wrote one of the most bizarre orders in American Army history. This order, addressed to…
Ämari Pilots’ Cemetery: An Abandoned Graveyard That Uses Aircraft Parts As Gravestones
Ämari Pilots’ Cemetery, the final resting place of Soviet-Estonian fighter pilots killed in air accidents, is a strange sight to behold. The spooky part of…
The Lewis And Clark Air Rifle: A Blast From The Past
When one thinks of guns and colonizing the West, violence is often the notion that comes to mind. However, the secret weapon (no pun intended)…
How Two Families Escaped East Germany In A Hot Air Balloon
What price would you pay for freedom? What dangers would you put your family through for a chance at a new life? These were the…
Igor Of Kiev: The Mysterious Prince
Igor I of Kiev ruled from AD 913 until his death in AD 945. Although he had a relatively long reign, many aspects of his…
Operation Mongoose: The US Government’s Ridiculous Plot to Overthrow Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was one of the most famous figures of the Cold War. He was especially famous in the United States, as officials with the…
Project Stargate: The CIA’s Human Experiments with Mind Control
Project Stargate sounds like something out of this world — and it kind of is. No, it doesn’t refer to wormholes or the exploration of…
The Gross But Life-Saving Chocolate Of WW2
Chocolate lovers tend to obsess over this treat’s yummy taste. However, chocolate has not always had such a great taste. Hershey’s developed some chocolate bars…