Great Deceptions in Military History

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The Romanov family was a succession of Russian rulers between 1631 and 1918, including Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander I, and Czar Nicholas II.

The Taj Mahal was built over two decades, using 20,000 workers and 1,000 elephants. The Mausoleum is dedicated to Mumtaz Mahal, the queen to Mughal dynasty ruler, Shah Jahan.

As potato crops failed in 1845 due to a fungal-like microorganism known as Phytophthora infestans, the Irish Potato Famine would result in millions of Irish poor fleeing the country or dying from starvation and diseases caused by malnutrition.

Known as the forgotten war due to overshadowing caused by WWI, WWII and later Vietnam, the Korean War was a conflict against communist North Korea as they pushed through the 38th parallel into South Korea.

After Shakespeare’s chilling words, “Beware the Ides of March,” the 15th of March has since been a day synonymous with bad luck. From wars, deadly weather, and viruses, we should all indeed, beware the Ides of March.

As violence between Native Americans and settlers reached a high point, King George III decreed his Proclamation of 1763, which made all land west of the Appalachian Mountains off-limits to settlers.

Hernán Cortés was born in Medellin Spain in 1485 and by 19 was the apprentice to conquistador Diego Velázquez. In blatant disobedience to Velázquez, Cortés took 11 ships and 500 men to conquer the Aztec Empire.