The most recent episode of the Italian documentary TV series Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta (Ulysses - The pleasure of discovery) covered the deportation of Jews from Italy, and at some point it was stated that before the outbreak of World War II, Stalin's Russia handed over thousands an...

I’ve googled... Ask.com’ed... Nothing... I havent found ANY account of a cabin boy either killing a captain or leading a mutiny on any vessel or ship anywhere. Anyone have any recorded account or historic journal space where they have? I’m sure there has... Maybe a captian going too far in train...

Why is there evidence of (pre-Columbus) Norse presence in North America, but no record of any attempt of permanent settlement?

Before satellites and other modern techniques, how the area of countries/territories/regions used to be calculated? I can understand that plotting boundaries is an easier task, even without the advanced technologies we have today. However, finding the area is a much more complicated task because...

Earlier in US history, it was common for universities to admit students via entrance exam. A quote in this answer quoting Colonial Education explains "The boys from upper class families were taught be private home tutors and then sent to college or university." Nowadays, a high school diploma or...

At a 1937 housewarming party held by German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, a Dr. Ebersberg appears in three photos with the hostess, Hitler, Goebbels and a few others. Front, from left: Ilse Riefenstahl (sister-in-law of Leni Riefenstahl, wife of Heinz Riefenstahl), Dr. Ebersberg, Goebbels, Leni ...

These two pieces of land are on the Mediterranean coast, so there may be some strategic significance. After Spain's decline, other colonies, such as the Philippines and Cuba, were taken away, so it was noteworthy that the two cities would be remained under the Spanish dominance. In addition, afte...

After the WWI, many independent countries emerged and the borders between these countries, and also the existing Eastern European countries, were not clear, leading to territorial claims, disputes and large scale conflicts, including: Poland - Czechoslovakia Poland - Lithuania Poland - Russia ...

The USS Franklin was hit really bad by bombs from Japanese airplanes? So what prevented her from sinking? One of the bombs hit the ammunition room and blew a large hole in the ship, i knew there were fire and flooding operations but how did they succeed? I doubt the damage to the ship was less th...

In battles, often military deception is used to bait the enemy into thinking that a certain move will be made, forcing them to act accordingly and attack from an unexpected angle. Intuitively, I would think that there is a fine line between being too obvious of a bait and being too subtle to be n...