Jul 21 2011

Heavy Armor Led to French Knights’ Loss

Tag: Ancient History,War StoriesRossella Lorenzi @ 1:02 pm
French knights may have lost to a smaller army of English soldiers in 1415 because they had to slog it out in heavy armor.

May 05 2011

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico’s Independence Day

Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico!

May 05 2011

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico’s Independence Day

Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico!

Nov 01 2010

Hitler Ate Marmalade at Breakfast

Tag: Espionage,Modern History,War StoriesLiz Day @ 1:12 pm
Newly declassified documents detail Hitler's breakfast habits and a mythical Nazi fortress in the Alps.

Jul 20 2010

Abe Lincoln Doc Survived Donner Party Ordeal

Tag: American History,Current Events,U.S. Leaders,War StoriesTeresa Shipley @ 5:45 pm
Documents riding with the ill-fated Donner Party yield new clues about Lincoln's life.

May 05 2010

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico’s Independence Day

With a history steeped in battles and rebuilding, Mexico has earned every right to be proud. Today marks a Mexican holiday that more and more people every year celebrate in the United States, many not knowing why they do it: ...