On this day in 565 the last truly powerful emperor who ruled the Roman Empire died. His name was Justinian, and he was renowned for being the man to restore the power of...
Most Catholics are unaware that the pope is not the only person in the world who holds the title of Pope. Coptic Pope Shenouda III was enthroned on this day as the 117th...
On this day the Ottoman Empire declared a holy war (Jihad) against the Entente: France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, and Montenegro. This also marked Turkey’s entry int...
On this day in 1941 the German army was advancing through the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. On their way they came upon the city Slonim in present-day Belarus...
The English city of Coventry is known as the site of the fiercest German bombing during World War II. The worst day for Coventry was precisely this day in 1940, during th...
On this day in 1954 German Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist died in captivity in the Soviet Union. He was the highest-ranking military commander of Nazi Germany...
One of the most extraordinary events in American history of warfare took place on this day. Specifically, the U.S. military conquered the Canadian city of Montreal. It is...
On the night of this day in 1988, three skinheads, Ken “Death” Mieske, Kyle Brewster, and Steve Strasser drove around Portland, Oregon, with their girlfriends. They come...