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Five Civilian Heroes of World War II You Need to Know About

Five Civilian Heroes of World War II You Need to Know About

There are many war heroes of World War II. All those soldiers giving their life, all those generals commanding and preparing the strategy for the battlefield. But then there are also regular people who tried to help people in need. We all know about Oscar Schindler, the German industrialist who saved more than 1,000 people. … Read more

The True Story of Black Hawk Down

The True Story of Black Hawk Down

This documentary analyzes the historical accuracy of the 2001 movieBlack Hawk Down. The truth about those two fateful days in Mogadishu are more interesting then the fictionalized Hollywood version! On October 3, 1993, 120 Delta Force commandos and Army Rangers were dropped in the center of Mogadishu, Somalia. His mission was a daylight fast attack to … Read more

Legend of the Minotaur – Greek Mythology

Legend of the Minotaur – Greek Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in classical times with the head and tail of a bull and body of a man. As the Roman poet Ovid describes him, he is part man and part bull. The fabulous monster of Crete was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos. The … Read more

The Lost Pyramids of Caral

The Lost Pyramids of Caral

Pyramids are generally defined by the “Great Pyramids of Giza”. However South American pyramids can be just as stunning. These ancient Peruvian pyramids have until recently been lost. However new archeological evidence shows that these pyramids are larger and older then the pyramids of Giza.

15 Facts about Zeus from Greek Mythology

15 Facts about Zeus from Greek Mythology

There have been so many movies with Greek Mythology as one of the main thematic. In the several past years, Hollywood has dug deep into Greek mythology to find inspiration for its movies. As a result, we got several movies like Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, Immortals, and so on. But while … Read more

The Rape of Nanking: Nanjing Massacre I

The Rape of Nanking: Nanjing Massacre I

The slaughter of Nanking, commonly known as the Rape of Nanking, was an infamous genocidal war crime committed by the Japanese army in Nanjing, then capital of the Republic of China, after it fell to Imperial Japanese Army on December 13, 1937. The duration of the slaughter is not clearly defined, although the violence lasted … Read more

Top 10 Most Influential Women in Roman History

Top 10 Most Influential Women in Roman History

In Ancient Rome, men ruled the world. Everything resolved around men: they were the most dominant figures in politics, literature, academic work, mathematics, science, and everything else .Women were not allowed direct role in politics. To make matters even more interesting, only male writers have shed some light on women in Ancient Rome. And they wrote … Read more

Haunted History of Halloween

Haunted History of Halloween

What are we celebrating when we carve out Jack-o-Lanterns and encourage our youth to go out in costumes and ask for candy from strangers? This documentary shows us the ghoulish past and transformation of one of our oldest holidays still celebrated. Originating back in Ireland thousands of years ago during Celtic times. The origins of … Read more

Krakatoa: The Last Days

Krakatoa: The Last Days

Krakatoa: The Last Days is a BBC Television docudrama based upon a selection of four eyewitness accounts of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, an active stratovolcano between the islands of Sumatra and Java, present day Indonesia. It is the second greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history (after Mount Tambora, only 68 years earlier), erupting more … Read more