The May sun beats down on Jozef Gabcik. For over an hour, the 30-year-old Czechoslovak has been waiting impatiently at a tram stop in the Prague suburb of Libeň. The morning heat is so intense that ...

The Vikings were both famed and feared as warriors and traders. Essential to their exploits was the longship, their light yet ...

“We have the best food, the best weapons, and the best fighting spirit. By God, I almost feel sorry for the poor bastards who have to face us!” George S. Patton pauses briefly as the cheers subside.

The chimes of the Kremlin clock tower rang ten times as Marshal Georgy Zhukov made his entrance on a white Arabian stallion. High above the ranks of soldiers and officers from the army, navy, and air ...

According to the Icelandic sagas, around 35 Vikings sailed from Greenland to North America around the year 1000. “Then they decided to stay there for the winter, and they built a large house on the ...

Daylight saving time starts on the last Sunday in March and lasts until the last Sunday in October. And when it was first proposed by a famous American genius, it was actually meant as a joke.

Our universe is composed of celestial bodies such as stars, planets, asteroids, and comets. All of these celestial bodies possess specific structural characteristics. They can also organize themselves ...

Today, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have (almost) all vanished, leaving behind only stories and fragments of their former glory. But under what circumstances were they erased? Here’s a look ...

Everyone knows Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Disney animated film released in 1937. However, the tale that inspired it is much older and is based on a real story—one far darker than the version ...

Thousands of women - schoolteachers, secretaries, nurses and camp guards - played a more or less active role in the Holocaust in the Eastern territories. A little-known facet of history. In the ...

In the Middle Ages, the imaginary is an integral part of reality. The world of that time cannot be conceived otherwise. Within this panorama, both real and wonderful, plants play a major role in ...

Napoleon's Grande Armée included a wide array of cavalry units, each with specialized roles and distinctive characteristics. Among the most famous types of cavalry were the Hussars, Cuirassiers, and ...