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Dimitrios Itsios, The Greek World War II Hero Who Almost Single-Handedly Killed 232 Nazis

Dimitrios Itsios was defending the Greek border when the Nazis invaded in April 1941, and he was able to slow down this much larger force despite having only a small contingent of men.

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 2, 2025

Dimitrios Itsios, The Greek World War II Hero Who Almost Single-Handedly Killed 232 Nazis

Dimitrios Itsios was defending the Greek border when the Nazis invaded in April 1941, and he was able to slow down this much larger force despite having only a small contingent of men.

By Ainsley Brown • October 2, 2025

Archaeologists In Boston Are Uncovering The Neighborhood That Was Destroyed During The Battle Of Bunker Hill

Archaeologists have unearthed everything from pottery workshops to cannonballs to a tavern so rife with artifacts frozen in time that experts are calling it "Boston's very own Pompeii."

By Ainsley Brown • Oct 2, 2025

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Archaeologists In Boston Are Uncovering The Neighborhood That Was Destroyed During The Battle Of Bunker Hill

Archaeologists have unearthed everything from pottery workshops to cannonballs to a tavern so rife with artifacts frozen in time that experts are calling it "Boston's very own Pompeii."

By Ainsley Brown • October 2, 2025

Alexander Gardner, The Scottish Photographer Who Captured Some Of The Most Iconic Images Of The U.S. Civil War

From bodies piled on battlefields to the execution of the conspirators in Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Alexander Gardner immortalized some of the darkest moments of the 1860s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 27, 2025

Alexander Gardner, The Scottish Photographer Who Captured Some Of The Most Iconic Images Of The U.S. Civil War

From bodies piled on battlefields to the execution of the conspirators in Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Alexander Gardner immortalized some of the darkest moments of the 1860s.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 27, 2025

Archaeologists Just Recovered The First Artifacts From The Wreck Of The HMHS Britannic, The Sunken Sister Ship Of The Titanic

Divers have pulled artifacts from the wreck of the HMHS Britannic for the first time ever, and they include everything from silver-plated first-class trays and ceramic tiles from a Turkish bath to the ship's lookout bell and one of its navigation lamps.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 23, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Recovered The First Artifacts From The Wreck Of The HMHS Britannic, The Sunken Sister Ship Of The Titanic

Divers have pulled artifacts from the wreck of the HMHS Britannic for the first time ever, and they include everything from silver-plated first-class trays and ceramic tiles from a Turkish bath to the ship's lookout bell and one of its navigation lamps.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 23, 2025

Mike Day, The Navy SEAL Who Survived Being Shot 27 Times In Iraq — Before Ultimately Dying By Suicide

Mike Day was leading a raid against an al-Qaeda hideout in 2007 when he was shot more than two dozen times, and though he recovered physically, he eventually took his own life in 2023.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 22, 2025

Mike Day, The Navy SEAL Who Survived Being Shot 27 Times In Iraq — Before Ultimately Dying By Suicide

Mike Day was leading a raid against an al-Qaeda hideout in 2007 when he was shot more than two dozen times, and though he recovered physically, he eventually took his own life in 2023.

By Austin Harvey • September 22, 2025

The Incredible Story Of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, The Polish Man Who Survived Auschwitz By Winning Boxing Matches

During his time at Auschwitz, Tadeusz Pietrzykowski boxed for the guards' entertainment, earning extra food and privileges which he shared with his fellow prisoners.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 18, 2025

The Incredible Story Of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, The Polish Man Who Survived Auschwitz By Winning Boxing Matches

During his time at Auschwitz, Tadeusz Pietrzykowski boxed for the guards' entertainment, earning extra food and privileges which he shared with his fellow prisoners.

By Austin Harvey • September 18, 2025

Remnants Of A 17th-Century Polish Palace Looted By Sweden Were Just Recovered From A River In Warsaw

The palace, the Villa Regia, was carried off in pieces by invading Swedes in the 17th century, but many of the pieces were inadvertently lost in the Vistula River.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 17, 2025

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Remnants Of A 17th-Century Polish Palace Looted By Sweden Were Just Recovered From A River In Warsaw

The palace, the Villa Regia, was carried off in pieces by invading Swedes in the 17th century, but many of the pieces were inadvertently lost in the Vistula River.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 17, 2025

Witold Pilecki: The Polish Resistance Leader Who Voluntarily Entered Auschwitz So He Could Expose Its Horrors To The World

After Witold Pilecki infiltrated Auschwitz and created detailed reports of its atrocities which he smuggled to the Allies, he actually managed to escape the infamous death camp and continue fighting the Nazis and defending his homeland.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 14, 2025

Witold Pilecki: The Polish Resistance Leader Who Voluntarily Entered Auschwitz So He Could Expose Its Horrors To The World

After Witold Pilecki infiltrated Auschwitz and created detailed reports of its atrocities which he smuggled to the Allies, he actually managed to escape the infamous death camp and continue fighting the Nazis and defending his homeland.

By Erin Kelly • September 14, 2025

Inside The 1970 Disappearance Of Sean Flynn, The Son Of Golden Age Hollywood Star Errol Flynn

Though Sean Flynn briefly pursued an acting career like his famous father, he realized that wartime photojournalism was his real passion — and tragically, it would also be his undoing.

By Andrew Milne • Sep 9, 2025

Inside The 1970 Disappearance Of Sean Flynn, The Son Of Golden Age Hollywood Star Errol Flynn

Though Sean Flynn briefly pursued an acting career like his famous father, he realized that wartime photojournalism was his real passion — and tragically, it would also be his undoing.

By Andrew Milne • September 9, 2025

The Last Surviving American Ace Pilot From World War II Just Died At 103

Donald McPherson served as a U.S. Navy pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II and shot down five Japanese planes.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 27, 2025

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The Last Surviving American Ace Pilot From World War II Just Died At 103

Donald McPherson served as a U.S. Navy pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II and shot down five Japanese planes.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 27, 2025