Featured in EuropeBYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023ShareThis French military officer was the real-life ‘Last Samurai’By the time Brunet arrived in Japan with the French military mission, he was already a veteran of the French Invasion of Mexico. BYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyAug 23, 2023ShareHow Vikings ate while they sailed to plunder European villagesWhen sailing too far from land to go ashore and refill stores, Vikings had supply ships sail with them in their raiding fleets. BYTeam MightyAug 23, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyJun 23, 2023ShareToday in military history: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is killed, sparking WWIOn June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophia were shot to death, sparking WWI. BYTeam MightyJun 23, 2023ShareBYRuddy CanoMay 19, 2023ShareThese famous buildings are the luckiest to survive combat throughout historyBuildings have turned to rubble, been leveled or left in ruins. In contrast, a handful of famous buildings have survived, probably pure luck. BYRuddy CanoMay 19, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellMay 12, 2023ShareThis is why Germany gets blamed for starting World War IWhile Germany didn’t necessarily start World War I, it didn’t do much to stop it, either. BYBlake StilwellMay 12, 2023ShareBYRuddy CanoMay 9, 2023Share5 spies that creatively destroyed the enemySpies sacrifice a normal life to provide their country with actionable intelligence. Their patriotism comes at the cost of risking life and limb, imprisonment, and public damnation. Often, they have to think outside the box to accomplish the mission… BYRuddy CanoMay 9, 2023ShareBYBethaney PhillipsApr 13, 2023ShareThis war was started over a bucketAs in, a literal bucket. A container that is most often used today for gardening, carrying things, even sitting when… BYBethaney PhillipsApr 13, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizApr 4, 2023ShareFinland joins NATO as 31st member nationOn April 4, 2023, Finland became the newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As the 31st nation to… BYMiguel OrtizApr 4, 2023ShareBYBethaney PhillipsApr 4, 2023Share6 cultural norms you didn’t know about UkraineA country that’s seemingly young, especially in Europe, Ukraine culture has a number of surprises under its sleeve. For instance,… BYBethaney PhillipsApr 4, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyMar 14, 2023ShareAn Irish Republican charged an entire battalion of British Soldiers during the Easter UprisingThe Irish had been fighting against British rule on the Emerald Isle for centuries before the First World War. But… BYTeam MightyMar 14, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyMar 10, 2023ShareThe teen girl squad who seduced and killed Nazis in occupied EuropeLong before the Cold War pitted democracy and communism against each other on a global scale, fascism and communism were… BYTeam MightyMar 10, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 17, 2023ShareToday in military history: Battle of Verdun beginsOn Feb. 21, 1916, the longest conflict of World War I was touched off by a German machine gun in… BYTeam MightyFeb 17, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 6, 2023Share5 modern, peaceful countries with bloody terrifying historiesA lot has changed in the past few centuries. The balance of power has shifted from Europe to the West,… BYTeam MightyFeb 6, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyJan 20, 2023ShareSigns point to Belarus aiding Russia again in the war in UkraineUkrainian fears of a Northern Front opening up soon may not be as unfounded as some believed just a few… BYTeam MightyJan 20, 2023ShareBYToday I Found OutDec 29, 2022ShareThis is what it took to be an executioner in medieval timesMary A. asks: How did someone get the job of an executioner in medieval times? Few occupations from history are as maligned as that of Medieval-era executioner. Popularly painted as gleeful dispensers of death and torture, the truth seems to b… BYToday I Found OutDec 29, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyDec 15, 2022ShareThis French queen was the only woman to lead a Crusade – and she was goodThe Crusades usually calls to mind European knights duking it out with Islamic warriors in long and protracted series of… BYTeam MightyDec 15, 2022Share123
BYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023ShareThis French military officer was the real-life ‘Last Samurai’By the time Brunet arrived in Japan with the French military mission, he was already a veteran of the French Invasion of Mexico. BYTeam MightyAug 28, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyAug 23, 2023ShareHow Vikings ate while they sailed to plunder European villagesWhen sailing too far from land to go ashore and refill stores, Vikings had supply ships sail with them in their raiding fleets. BYTeam MightyAug 23, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyJun 23, 2023ShareToday in military history: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is killed, sparking WWIOn June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophia were shot to death, sparking WWI. BYTeam MightyJun 23, 2023Share
BYRuddy CanoMay 19, 2023ShareThese famous buildings are the luckiest to survive combat throughout historyBuildings have turned to rubble, been leveled or left in ruins. In contrast, a handful of famous buildings have survived, probably pure luck. BYRuddy CanoMay 19, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellMay 12, 2023ShareThis is why Germany gets blamed for starting World War IWhile Germany didn’t necessarily start World War I, it didn’t do much to stop it, either. BYBlake StilwellMay 12, 2023Share
BYRuddy CanoMay 9, 2023Share5 spies that creatively destroyed the enemySpies sacrifice a normal life to provide their country with actionable intelligence. Their patriotism comes at the cost of risking life and limb, imprisonment, and public damnation. Often, they have to think outside the box to accomplish the mission… BYRuddy CanoMay 9, 2023Share
BYBethaney PhillipsApr 13, 2023ShareThis war was started over a bucketAs in, a literal bucket. A container that is most often used today for gardening, carrying things, even sitting when… BYBethaney PhillipsApr 13, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizApr 4, 2023ShareFinland joins NATO as 31st member nationOn April 4, 2023, Finland became the newest member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As the 31st nation to… BYMiguel OrtizApr 4, 2023Share
BYBethaney PhillipsApr 4, 2023Share6 cultural norms you didn’t know about UkraineA country that’s seemingly young, especially in Europe, Ukraine culture has a number of surprises under its sleeve. For instance,… BYBethaney PhillipsApr 4, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyMar 14, 2023ShareAn Irish Republican charged an entire battalion of British Soldiers during the Easter UprisingThe Irish had been fighting against British rule on the Emerald Isle for centuries before the First World War. But… BYTeam MightyMar 14, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyMar 10, 2023ShareThe teen girl squad who seduced and killed Nazis in occupied EuropeLong before the Cold War pitted democracy and communism against each other on a global scale, fascism and communism were… BYTeam MightyMar 10, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 17, 2023ShareToday in military history: Battle of Verdun beginsOn Feb. 21, 1916, the longest conflict of World War I was touched off by a German machine gun in… BYTeam MightyFeb 17, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 6, 2023Share5 modern, peaceful countries with bloody terrifying historiesA lot has changed in the past few centuries. The balance of power has shifted from Europe to the West,… BYTeam MightyFeb 6, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyJan 20, 2023ShareSigns point to Belarus aiding Russia again in the war in UkraineUkrainian fears of a Northern Front opening up soon may not be as unfounded as some believed just a few… BYTeam MightyJan 20, 2023Share
BYToday I Found OutDec 29, 2022ShareThis is what it took to be an executioner in medieval timesMary A. asks: How did someone get the job of an executioner in medieval times? Few occupations from history are as maligned as that of Medieval-era executioner. Popularly painted as gleeful dispensers of death and torture, the truth seems to b… BYToday I Found OutDec 29, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyDec 15, 2022ShareThis French queen was the only woman to lead a Crusade – and she was goodThe Crusades usually calls to mind European knights duking it out with Islamic warriors in long and protracted series of… BYTeam MightyDec 15, 2022Share
