Operation Plunder

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Herbert Hoover became a multi-millionaire from his mining operations before dedicating his time to public service during WWI and his eventual ascension to the presidency in 1928. His election was poorly timed as the stock market crash and great depression soon followed.

Samurai History dates back to the Heian Period of feudal Japan, where the warriors were considered military nobility until national jurisdiction abolished them in 1869.

The 86-mile-long Berlin Wall was built by the Soviet Union after WWII, in response to mass defections by East Berliners into the non-communist zones of Berlin.

The Mohawk Skywalkers were ironworkers from the Six Nations Reserve and Akwesasne tribes in New York State and Canada, who worked in dangerous conditions to build bridges and skyscrapers.

The superstition surrounding Friday the 13th dates back to Norse mythology and Jesus’ last supper, but to this day, remains a common fear and phobia for millions.

Created by ancient Nazca people as long ago as 2000 years, more than 800 lines–sometimes stretching for miles–ancient Nazca Lines form animal, plant and anthropomorphic geoglyphs of debated purpose.

Booker T Washington was born a slave but fled north after the Civil War, where he was educated in the all-black Hampton Institute. Washington went on to principal the Tuskegee Institute, publish five books and deliver powerful speeches on race.