Tag Archives: History
WTF Fun Fact 13305 – Caesar’s Giraffe
Early Non-Christian Perspectives on Christianity’s Emergence
The first documented mention of Christianity from a non-Christian perspective can be traced back to a correspondence in 112 AD between Pliny the Younger and Emperor Trajan. In this letter, Pliny sought guidance on handling a novel and ‘excessive superstition’ that had permeated various urban centers in Northern Turkey. In addition to this account, other… Read More »
Was there Really a War Started by Football?
Football is undoubtedly the most beloved sport around the world. And for American viewers – who associate football with big shoulder pads and helmets – we mean soccer, where the ball is… a ball and the main medium with which is used to play with it are feet. For more on how soccer got that… Read More »
Forgotten History- That Time Hitler had His Agents Secretly Attack Germany in Order to Justify Starting WWII
On the first of September, 1939, nearly 1.5 million troops, 2,750 tanks, and 2,300 aircraft of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich stormed over the border into Poland. That same day, Britain and France, bound by treaty to defend Polish sovereignty, issued an ultimatum calling for the immediate withdrawal of German forces. The ultimatum was ignored, and… Read More »