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Inside The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese Empire, One Of The Most Genocidal Regimes In History

From 1868 to 1945, the Empire of Japan reigned as a formidable world power — and perpetrated some of history's worst war crimes before and during World War II.

By Andrew Lenoir • Dec 21, 2022

Inside The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese Empire, One Of The Most Genocidal Regimes In History

From 1868 to 1945, the Empire of Japan reigned as a formidable world power — and perpetrated some of history's worst war crimes before and during World War II.

By Andrew Lenoir • December 21, 2022

Túpac Amaru II, The Indigenous Peruvian Leader Who Resisted Spanish Colonialism

A descendant of Inca royalty, Túpac Amaru II led one of the bloodiest revolutions against Spanish colonization until his brutal execution in 1781.

By Kendrick Foster • Dec 20, 2022

Túpac Amaru II, The Indigenous Peruvian Leader Who Resisted Spanish Colonialism

A descendant of Inca royalty, Túpac Amaru II led one of the bloodiest revolutions against Spanish colonization until his brutal execution in 1781.

By Kendrick Foster • December 20, 2022

33 Photos Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz, The Nazi Concentration Camp Where More Than A Million People Were Killed

On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz and the 7,000 starving victims trapped inside — then uncovered macabre warehouses filled with the personal belongings of countless dead prisoners.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 14, 2022

33 Photos Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz, The Nazi Concentration Camp Where More Than A Million People Were Killed

On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz and the 7,000 starving victims trapped inside — then uncovered macabre warehouses filled with the personal belongings of countless dead prisoners.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 14, 2022

The Astonishing Story Of Milunka Savić, The Most Decorated Woman Soldier In History

Even after discovering that their new recruit was a woman in disguise, the Serbian Army allowed Milunka Savić to keep fighting because she was just that good on the battlefield.

By Genevieve Carlton • Dec 12, 2022

The Astonishing Story Of Milunka Savić, The Most Decorated Woman Soldier In History

Even after discovering that their new recruit was a woman in disguise, the Serbian Army allowed Milunka Savić to keep fighting because she was just that good on the battlefield.

By Genevieve Carlton • December 12, 2022

The Story Of The ‘Demon Core,’ The 14-Pound Plutonium Sphere That Killed Two Scientists

Physicists Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin both suffered agonizing deaths after making minor slips of the hand while working on the plutonium orb known as the "demon core" at Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 10, 2022

The Story Of The ‘Demon Core,’ The 14-Pound Plutonium Sphere That Killed Two Scientists

Physicists Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin both suffered agonizing deaths after making minor slips of the hand while working on the plutonium orb known as the "demon core" at Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 10, 2022

This Week In History News, Dec. 4 – 10

Ancient Greek projectile unearthed in Israel, 19th-century shipwreck appears on a Florida beach, Roman coin found to depict a lost emperor.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 9, 2022

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This Week In History News, Dec. 4 – 10

Ancient Greek projectile unearthed in Israel, 19th-century shipwreck appears on a Florida beach, Roman coin found to depict a lost emperor.

By All That's Interesting • December 9, 2022

The Night Witches: The All-Female World War II Squadron That Terrified The Nazis

The all-female members of the Soviet's 588th Night Bomber Regiment painted their planes with flowers and attacked Nazi forces across the Eastern Front.

By John Kuroski • Dec 3, 2022

The Night Witches: The All-Female World War II Squadron That Terrified The Nazis

The all-female members of the Soviet's 588th Night Bomber Regiment painted their planes with flowers and attacked Nazi forces across the Eastern Front.

By John Kuroski • December 3, 2022

Inside The War Of The Bucket, The Medieval Italian Battle Sparked By The Theft Of A Wooden Pail

In 1325, the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena engaged in a short-lived war that allegedly started when Modenese soldiers stole a wooden bucket.

By Laura Wells • Dec 2, 2022

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Inside The War Of The Bucket, The Medieval Italian Battle Sparked By The Theft Of A Wooden Pail

In 1325, the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena engaged in a short-lived war that allegedly started when Modenese soldiers stole a wooden bucket.

By Laura Wells • December 2, 2022

The True Story Of The Panjandrum, A Disastrous Experimental Weapon Of World War II

The Panjandrum was supposed to change the course of the war for the British and help the Allies on D-Day. Instead, it almost took out a dog.

By Genevieve Carlton • Dec 1, 2022

The True Story Of The Panjandrum, A Disastrous Experimental Weapon Of World War II

The Panjandrum was supposed to change the course of the war for the British and help the Allies on D-Day. Instead, it almost took out a dog.

By Genevieve Carlton • December 1, 2022

The Incredible Story Of Starfish Prime, When The U.S. Detonated A Nuclear Bomb In Space

On July 9, 1962, the Atomic Energy Commission set off a 1.4-megaton thermonuclear warhead in outer space, 240 miles above the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 29, 2022

The Incredible Story Of Starfish Prime, When The U.S. Detonated A Nuclear Bomb In Space

On July 9, 1962, the Atomic Energy Commission set off a 1.4-megaton thermonuclear warhead in outer space, 240 miles above the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 29, 2022