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March 10, 2026
Kamikazes of WW2
Kamikaze attacks during World War II were a Japanese military strategy where pilots conducted suicide missions by crashing their aircraft into enemy ships, primarily in the Pacific Theater. These high-stakes attacks aimed to inflict maximum damage on Allied forces. Despite limited success, kamikaze tactics reflected the desperation of the Japanese military and resulted in significant naval casualties.
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January 11, 2023
Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate
Moe Berg was a mediocre journeyman baseball player who leveraged his education and multilingualism to travel to Japan and provide espionage for the FDR administration ahead of the outbreak of WWII.
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January 10, 2023
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg occurred between December 11th and December 15th 1862 and resulted in victory for the Confederate Army, dealing a painful blow to President Lincoln and the Union Army.
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January 9, 2023
Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
On March 11th, 2011, Japan was hit with a trifecta of tragedy including the Tōhoku earthquake, subsequent Tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown of Fukushima. The loss of life, property, and GDP made 3.11 one of the worst events in Japanese history.
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January 6, 2023
Woodrow Wilson’s Racism
Woodrow Wilson was lauded for his leadership during WWI but his views on race, slavery and segregation halted progress towards racial equality during the early 20th-Century.
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January 5, 2023
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought in Indiana in 1811, in which US forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh’s confederation of Native American tribes. It was a significant victory for the US and helped pave the way for Harrison’s later presidency.
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January 4, 2023
Collapse of the Soviet Union
After the Cold War, the USSR was in a period of economic stagnation and reform towards free market capitalism which led to the loss of their baltic state territories and ultimately the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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January 3, 2023
Geronimo: Great Loss, Avengement and Escape
Geronimo was a Native American hunter and warrior from the Bendonkohe/Apache Chiricahua tribe, who used the murder of his wife and three children to devote himself to avenging usurpers of ancestral lands.
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