Scientists Risked their Lives to Defeat World War One Poison Gas
Chemical weapons and poison gas were first used in a military context 100 years ago as World War One raged across Europe. Scientists from both…
Nuremberg Trials are Remembered 70 Years On
It has been 70 years since the Nuremberg trials undertook to investigate and charge high-ranking Nazi officers for their role in war crimes committed during…
Holocaust Survivor and Medal of Honor Recipient Dies Aged 86
A Holocaust survivor who went on to join the U.S. military and was awarded the Medal of Honor, has died at the age of 86.…
How Cortes Captured the Mighty Tenochtitlan with 1,000 Spaniards… and smallpox, and 100,000 natives, and guns
In June of 1521 Hernan Cortes had a sizable force of Conquistadors outside of Tenochtitlan but was tasked with rescuing his garrison of a few…
The Origins and History of The Last Post
Chances are, you have heard the notes of the Last Post. The lone notes, played by a military bugler, trumpeting the notes of the song…
Isle of Wight bunker turned into home
A World War Two underground air raid bunker in the Isle of Wight has been sold to a couple who would like to convert the…
First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor
World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…
Trying to Disprove Truth – The Holocaust Deniers
Why would anyone want to deny the Holocaust ever happened? How can they bring into question historical facts and eyewitness testimony? It all comes down…
Bay of Pigs – The ‘perfect failure’ of Cuba invasion
In 1961, the US government sponsored an invasion of Cuba to overthrow its prime minister, Fidel Castro. Though originally planned by the CIA under President…
Hitlers Plan To Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill At The Teheran Conference
Many assassination attempts were made on Hitler’s life. Yet, not so well-known are the Nazi assassination plans for the Allied leaders – President Roosevelt, Prime…
Bristol’s Wartime Blitz Remembered
Seventy-five years after the UK experienced its worst bombing raids in the Blitz, the western city of Bristol has commemorated one of its severest attacks.…
Tuskegee Airmen’s Flight Instructor Dies at Age 96
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War Two became famous for their efforts as the first Army Air Force African-American squadron. Now one of their last surviving flight…