Watch Rare Footage Of Hitler In England Just how close were ties with Adolf Hitler and Edward VIII, who later became the Duke of Windsor? It is said that Hitler wanted better relations with England and it is believed that Edward favored German socialism. Hitler was quoted as saying: “I am certain through him permanent [...]

Staraya Ladoga Is Called The First Capital Of Russia Staraya Ladoga, of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, is located approximately 100 kilometers east of St. Petersburg. The village used to be a prosperous trading outpost in the 8th and 9th centuries. This city is a very important historic city and was an important port for the Vikings. [...]

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The Battle of the Teutoberg Forest The Teutoberg Forest, or in German Teutoberger Wald, is an area of mountains that lie within Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. The forest stretches eastward towards the Weser River and to Osnabrück. Osnabrück lies between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoberg Forest. In the fall [...]

Major Charles Sweeney Uses The Magic Wand Aug. 9, 1945 – The Nagasaki Drop On the morning of Aug. 9, 1945, aircraft commander Major Charles W. Sweeney was about to make history. His mission was to drop the second atomic weapon on Japan and end World War II. On that dreadful day around noon, the bomb called “Fat Man” [...]

Man Thinks He Knows The Day Of Creation Science has changed the way we live and think. Careful observations and measurements are made of the physical world that we know. After analysis, we can only form an opinion of what we believe, based on our findings. There are a few questions one might ask: Just [...]

The only existing film images of Anne Frank  ANNE FRANK (June 12, 1929 – March 1945) / July 22 1941 The Bride in Room 39 lived next door to Anne in Room 37 July 22 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam [...]

The World’s First Cast Iron Bridge The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn in rural East Shropshire, England. In 1779, the world’s first cast iron bridge was built in a place called Coalbrookdale. The bridge would help to create an economic impact on the area. Coalbrookdale is considered to be the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, where [...]

The Only German Submarine In The U.S. The U-505 is one of six U-boats that were captured by Allied forces during WWII, and one of four large German WWII U-boats that survive as museum ships. In May of 1944, an anti-sub task force (Guaudacanal) was deployed 150 miles off the coast of Rio De Oro, [...]

Galileo Galilei: The Father Of Astronomy Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is a very prominent name that you may of heard of in Science class. Galileo is most memorable in the field of astronomy, although he did play other roles in science. He played a major role in the Science Revolution. Galileo’s major achievements include: improving the [...]

The Man That Started The Science Revolution It was Nicolaus Copernicus  (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) that challenged the intellectuals of the day. Copernicus started the Scientific Revolution, when he formed the heliocentric hypothesis. The universities taught that, the universe as they knew it, was centered around the earth. Of course, now we know that [...]

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