One of the only times Russia would give land back to Ukraine and why they’re now trying to claim it back — Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the newly established Russian Federation has been attempting to regain some of the regions it lost as a result of the disintegration. The most important of these territories has to be Crimea. Due to Russia’s unique geographic makeup, it lacks any warm seaports, which are…

The story of how the luminous element caused New Jersey’s young women to glow before they disintegrated in the shadows — The tragedy of these women began in 1917 when the first of three of the United States Radium Corporation factories opened and began employing innocent young women with all the potential ahead of them in their elite positions but unbeknown to the danger they were exposing themselves to.

The long and complicated history behind ‘fragging’ — For the United States and its troops, the Vietnam War was a particularly cruel conflict. Because of the Vietcong’s guerilla methods, many faced the prospect of a brutal death. The deep jungle was riddled with traps and the prospect of an ambush was always at the forefront of any soldiers…

The Cold War led to some strange scenarios — The United States has devised numerous schemes to establish itself as the world’s dominant power. Such proposals came in all shapes and sizes, and while not all of them were pursued and carried out by the army, the majority of them were. This was especially true during the Cold War…

The first time in history that a naval attack was performed only by planes — Naval supremacy was vital for the course of the Second World War. Having naval supremacy meant having the upper hand over your enemy, and as such both, the Axis and the Allies tried their hardest to achieve an edge over the latter. Although we now know that the Allies had…

The often forgotten story of the MIT coder who took humanity to the moon — When we talk about the Apollo 11 mission we often forget about all of the people who made the flight happen and focus on the key three astronauts who made the journey to the moon and back. …

The unregulated pharmaceutical industry of the early 20th century created some strange medicine — The late 20the century bought forward the fact that radioactive material is not something we should be casually playing with. This did not become apparent until the world experienced the disastrous effects of this material after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Before this discovery, nuclear material was seen as…

A plan of attack overly ambitious for its time — The British Isles have historically been hard to invade. Very few nations have managed to successfully invade the island nation, even so, most of these successful invasion attempts happened before England became the naval superpower we commonly know. Napoleon was not phased by these factors and thus went ahead and…

A tale that proves the French were not as defenseless as we thought — Tank tactics were central to the Second World War. The German’s iconic Blitzkrieg could only be performed through the use of agile tanks and armored personnel carriers. This new tactic of using armor to pierce the enemy lines overturned everything generals learned in the First World War. Due to this…