The 1980 Olympics were intense for more than one reason. But one of the biggest surprises was when the US hockey team beat the Soviets. This is the story of the "Miracle on Ice".
World War II was filled with danger and intrigue, but it also boasted some strange and fascinating incidents. Some could have changed the course of history—and others were just plain bizarre.
In 1942, German Führer Adolf Hitler ordered his forces to conquer the city of Stalingrad. 200 days and 2 million fatalities later, the city lay in ruin, with German momentum crushed. Here’s how it happened.
The Soviets nicknamed Simo Häyhä “The White Death” for his devastating sniper record—but recent evidence suggests he was even deadlier than they thought.
When Japan announced its surrender in August 1945, the world turned its attention to the devastating atomic attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While these events were undeniably pivotal, they were not the sole reasons behind Japan's decision to end the armed conflict.
The Cold War was one of America's most infamous 20th-century conflicts. It was fought not militarily but through political and economic means. Communism was the natural enemy of capitalism, and the Soviet Union was America's arch-enemy. How many of these Cold War trivia questions can you answer correctly?
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