Today in History: Adolf Hitler’s Trial for the Beer Hall Putsch begins.
The history books tell us that on November 9th 1923, Hitler marched on Munich at the head of a 3,000Continue Reading
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Today in History: The Women’s March events take place in Washington and around the world.
Peaceful demonstration and the freedom of assembly are arguably one of the central principles established in most democratic countries aroundContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Ivan the Terrible and His Son’ by Ilya Repin, 1885.
Although the Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan IV had already effectively ruled Russia since 1533, he decided to raise theContinue Reading
Today in History: High Speed World Record Attempt Ends in Tragedy.
Briton Donald Campbell lost his life doing what he loved best on January 4th 1967. He lost control of hisContinue Reading
Ernest Hemingway: A man with nine lives.
Have you ever heard of the saying ‘a cat has nine lives’? Well, picture a cat that walks effortlessly alongContinue Reading
Remembering Dean Martin on Christmas Day.
With today being the anniversary of his death, let us remember one of the greatest artists of show business, theContinue Reading
Today in History: Notorious Nazi Found Guilty of Crimes Against the Jewish People.
Nazi SS-Colonel Adolf Eichmann was found guilty of many of the most heinous crimes of World War Two and 20thContinue Reading
Today in History: The Death of Rome’s Greatest Orator.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was the greatest orator of the late Roman Republic. In his capacity, as a statesman, lawyer, scholarContinue Reading
Today in History: The American whaler Essex is sunk by a huge whale.
In the 19th century, whaling was an extremely dangerous occupation. On November 20th, 1820, the American whaler Essex was just about toContinue Reading
Today in History: My Lai Massacre is exposed to the American public.
Please note that this article contains sensitive images of the My Lai Massacre that may be upsetting to some readers.Continue Reading
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