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January 27, 2022
Baron von Richthofen: The Red Baron
Born into nobility in 1892, Baron von Richthofen would become the most feared German fighter pilot in the early aerial combat days of WWI. Flying his blood-red bi-plane, he was given the nickname “The Red Baron,” and ultimately achieved 80 confirmed aerial victories before his death at age 25.
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January 26, 2022
Leonidas and the Spartan 300
Trained as a hoplite warrior himself, King Leonidas fought in two Persian invasion attempts during his reign over Sparta. During the Second Persian War, Persian King Xerxes faced Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae, where Leonidas and the Spartan 300 fought to the death after King Xerxes outmaneuvered Leonidas’ high-ground advantage.
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January 20, 2022
The Trojan War
After Queen Helen of Sparta eloped with Prince Paris of Troy, King Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon to lead a massive retrieval expedition, resulting in the storied events including the deaths of Prince Hector and Achilles and the Trojan Horse.
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January 12, 2022
Battle of Fort Pillow
On April 12th, 1864, the Battle of Fort Pillow found Union defenses greatly outnumbered by Confederate forces. Upon surrender, the mostly African American Union soldiers were gunned down after being refused POW status.
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January 10, 2022
King Philip’s War
Wampanoag chief Metacom, or King Philip—fed up with continued colonial expansion onto Indian land—forcefully defended his people’s territory in what became known as King Philip’s War, leading to attacks on English colonies throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine.
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December 31, 2021
Spanish-American War
Lasting just seven months and nineteen days in 1898, the Spanish-American War was fought mostly in the waters of the Caribbean around Cuba, but also in the Philippines. The Spanish-American War officially ended with the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10th, 1898.
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December 30, 2021
Nazi Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs
As detailed by Adolf Hitler’s personal physician, Nazi high command and soldiers on the frontlines were taking methamphetamines and other performance-enhancing stimulants. Hitler, Göring and other officers also consumed morphine and other opiates.
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