Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class
During World War II, the bravery of Kamikaze pilots was legendary. When the war concluded, several J
Author Gavin Menzies believes a fleet of Chinese explorers reached the Americas before Christopher C
When Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, he hoped to demoralize the South. Learn the de
Several treasure hunters think they might have found Nazi gold. Learn about the history of Nazi gold
The Great Wall of China is incredibly long, and was originally built for military purposes. Check ou
Agent Orange was a potent herbicide and defoliant used across Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Listen
Marco Polo was an 11th-century Italian explorer famous for his extensive travels through China along
Diamond were first found in Africa sometime in the 1860s, and have troubled the continent ever since
The alcohol prohibition of the 1920s was known at the time as 'the noble experiment.' Check out this
From 1509 to 1547, thousands of people were beheaded under the bloody, violent reign of Henry VIII.
During the Colonial period in North America, Britain taxed colonists without allowing the colonies t
With much of America's workforce fighting in World War II, women broke past traditional gender stere
Prior to the modern discovery of the Rosetta stone, Ancient Egypt was an enigma. Even many pre-Napol
Home to hundreds of mysterious, gigantic stone statues, Easter Island is an isolated, tiny island in
The Titanic was famously considered 'unsinkable' by the engineers who built it. However, the Titanic
Several factors contributed to the French Revolution. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn
The first Crusade began in 1095, and launched a struggle for control of Jerusalem in a series of ard
When British explorers reached Australia in 1768, Aborigines were seen as savages in need of assimil
When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars, the US nearly double
Compared to the average American salary, the President is well-off. However, most Presidents are wea
