Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was born in November 1874 and died in January 1965, in England, where he was Prime Minister. His biography includes several curious facts. Winston […]
Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria housed the knowledge of Antiquity. There were not only books, but also research centers. The cause of its destruction is not a consensus. […]
The origin of Wall Street
The origin of Wall Street dates back to the attempted colonization process of the USA by the Dutch and their defeat against the British imperialists. […]
Eye of Horus
Of Egyptian origin, the eye of Horus is one of the symbols of Ancient Egyptian culture that appears most to this day. The god who originated […]
Ten plagues of Egypt
The ten plagues of Egypt are part of a biblical narrative that mentions ten evils sent by God to punish the Egyptians and which resulted […]
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was a nation that existed from 1922 to 1991, and came into being as a result of the revolution that transformed Russia […]
Mayan civilization
The Mayan Civilization developed in the Mesoamerican region and reached its peak between 250 AD and 900 AD, beginning its decline after this period. The […]
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty, the talking egg in Lullaby, is not as simple a character as it seems. First, the fat figure falling from the wall was […]
Oskar Schindler’s Life After the End of World War II
Oskar Schindler was a German businessman, spy, and Nazi Party member who saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in […]
Photo by Che Guevara Explaining an Iconic Image
Taken on March 5, 1960 in Havana, Cuba, by photographer Alberto Korda, this famous photo of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara is one of the […]
Ancient structures mark the winter solstice
Tomorrow, December 21st, is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight hours. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice marks […]
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?
doctor Martin Luther King Jr. speaking before a crowd of 25,000 civil rights protesters from Selma To Montgomery, Alabama in front of the Montgomery, Alabama State Capital […]
What You Didn’t Know About Fort Knox
We all know from history classes, as well as TV shows, movies, and books, that all of America’s gold is kept in a vault in […]
Thrilling War Photos You’ve Probably Never Seen Before
When you think about war, it’s usually not in a good context. There are combats, shootings and all sorts of horrible existential crises that occur, but […]
The Side Of Him We Rarely See: Winston Churchill, The Artist and Writer
Winston Churchill is famous for his role in leading Britain to victory against the Nazis. But he was also a writer and artist who painted […]
At that time, Marie Curie was rejected as a member of the French Academy of Sciences because she was a woman.
Marie Skłodowska Curie, better known as Marie Curie (born: Warsaw/Poland, November 7, 1867 – death: Passy/France, July 4, 1934), was a scientist who discovered the chemical elements radium and polonium. She […]
Elizabeth II: stories and facts that you might not know well
Whether you’ve been following the exploits of the British royal family for years, or you’re just a huge Crown fan , you might think you know a […]
Hittites and Assyrians
The Hittites were an Indo-European people who lived in the second millennium BC. BC established a powerful empire in central Anatolia (present-day Turkey), an area […]
The legend of Swan Song
The Swan Song was a legend possibly created in Ancient Greece to refer to a person’s last great feat. The expression Swan Song is a metaphor that […]