The May sun beats down on Jozef Gabcik. For over an hour, the 30-year-old Czechoslovak has been waiting impatiently at a tram stop in the Prague suburb of Libeň. The morning heat is so intense that ...

“We have the best food, the best weapons, and the best fighting spirit. By God, I almost feel sorry for the poor bastards who have to face us!” George S. Patton pauses briefly as the cheers subside.

The chimes of the Kremlin clock tower rang ten times as Marshal Georgy Zhukov made his entrance on a white Arabian stallion. High above the ranks of soldiers and officers from the army, navy, and air ...

The Vikings surged onto the shores of England, the Frankish Empire, and even the Mediterranean. Armed with a thirst for exploration, a fearless religion, and long ...

According to the Icelandic sagas, around 35 Vikings sailed from Greenland to North America around the year 1000. “Then they decided to stay there for the winter, and they built a large house on the ...

Do you instinctively swat the spider crawling up your window or the bee buzzing around your dinner table? It may be time to reconsider reaching for the fly swatter. The researchers from around the ...

Why do we move the clocks forward and back? Does daylight saving time actually save energy? And is it bad for our health? Find the answers below. Daylight saving time was proposed by Benjamin Franklin ...

After World War II, the Allies reorganized Europe and determined the fate of defeated Germany, which was divided into four occupation zones. Throughout the 20th century, two superpowers clashed: the ...

Napoleon's Grande Armée included a wide array of cavalry units, each with specialized roles and distinctive characteristics. Among the most famous types of cavalry were the Hussars, Cuirassiers, and ...

55 percent of individuals in the US celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, which is higher than in many European countries. Today, around 63 percent of the entire United States’ population (332 ...

Befana is usually depicted as a witch flying on a broomstick, wearing a black shawl and covered in soot because she enters children's homes through the chimney. In many poorer parts of Italy, ...

The Christmas season in Romania begins on December 6, on Saint Nicholas’s day, and ends on January 7, with the celebration of Saint John. Despite the Orthodox population, they celebrate Christmas on ...