On June 19, 1953, two of the most famous spies against the United States met their fate. Members of the communist party, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, were convicted of passing secret information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union in 1945. Julius Rosenberg…
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On 8th June 452 AD, the Roman Empire’s biggest bogeyman came to invade Italy: Attila. Referred to as “scourge of God” by his opponents, Attila’s empire stretched thousands of miles from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to…
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May 2, 1945, saw the conclusion of one of the most important battles in history. That was the day the Red Army announced that it had captured Berlin, effectively ending the Third Reich a few days after Adolph Hitler killed himself while hiding in…
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On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin made history as the first human to journey into outer space. Born in the village of Klushino, Russia, on March 9, 1934, Gagarin grew up during a time of immense scientific curiosity and exploration. He joined the Soviet…
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On March 15, 1917 it was all over in Russia as Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne, marking the end of the 304-year reign of the Romanov dynasty. His resignation was the culmination of years of mounting political instability, social unrest, and…
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Winston Churchill’s speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, stands as one of the most significant addresses of the early Cold War. In this speech—formally titled The Sinews of Peace but better known for coining the phrase “Iron Curtain”—Churchill articulated…
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Today marks the anniversary of an event that dramatically shaped the 20th century: the end of the Russian Czar’s control over his country. The History Channel writes, “Crowned on May 26, 1894, Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the…
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