History

Tuesday, 14 April 2026
42 facts about Kyshtym disaster
42 facts about Kyshtym disaster
The first nuclear accident in Earth's history
Before information about it saw the light of day, the Soviets hid it for over 30 years. The explosion at the Mayak combine was the first nuclear accid ...

Did you know?

Jamestown
There were no female settlers.
All colonists were either men or young boys. There are suggestions that women were reluctant to immigrate overseas with the initial group of colonists, and thus first female settlers arrived in 1608.
Read all facts
Black death
The first European city to fall victim to the Black Death was Constantinople.
The plague arrived there in the summer of 1347 and killed, among others, the 13-year-old son of the then Byzantine Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos.
Read all facts
Troy
Troy, described by Homer in the Iliad, was probably the seventh city built on the Hisarlik Hill. 
Archaeologists have found skeletons of people who died violently and traces of a huge fire, which ma ...
Find out more
Black death
Medieval Europe was powerless against disease. Its origin was attributed to supernatural phenomena.
It was theorized that "bad air," contaminated by the conjunction of planets, was responsible for the ...
Find out more
Battle of Thermopylae
According to Herodotus’ account, after the battle, the Greeks erected a lion-shaped stone monument to the fallen heroes, as well as three stelae with mournful epigrams dedicated to Leonidas, Megistias (the only civilian participant in the battle), and the other fallen.
Read all facts
Mali Empire
At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in West Africa.
It greatly influenced the culture of the entire region through the spread of the empire's languages ...
Find out more
Medieval world
Vikings did not wear horned helmets. Such a vision of the Scandinavian warriors only came into existence in the 19th century thanks to the painters of that time who colored the figures of the invaders in this way.
To this day, archaeologists have not found a single Viking helmet with horns. As a rule, Vikings wore no helmets at all or simple conical helmets made of leather or iron.
Read all facts
Battle of Thermopylae
At the head of the Greek army was Leonidas and his 300 bravest hoplites.
According to Herodotus, in selecting the 300 warriors, Leonidas paid attention to their degree of ma ...
Find out more
Kyshtym disaster
It was not only the population of the surrounding villages that suffered the consequences of the explosion.
Not only the atmosphere but also the soil, grass, and water were contaminated. In the villages close ...
Find out more
Ancient Sumer
The most characteristic buildings of the Sumer civilization were ziggurats.
These are temple buildings with a stepped terrace structure. Currently, the best-preserved is the Ziggurat of Ur - built around 2100 B.C. Originally it was 21 meters high.
Read all facts
39 facts about Dyatlov Pass incident
39 facts about Dyatlov Pass incident
Mysterious tragedy in the Ural mountains
The case of a group of students at the Ural Polytechnical Institute in Sverdlovsk continues to arouse great interest and raise many questions. A group ...
31 facts about Battle of Thermopylae
31 facts about Battle of Thermopylae
Stand to gain
One of the most famous invasions in the history of the ancient world. In the narrow isthmus of Thermopylae, the proud Spartans put up a fierce resista ...
25 facts about Troy
25 facts about Troy
A forgotten ancient city returned to history from mythology
Troy is a famous ancient city, best known for the war described by Homer.  There were many settlements in its area, which fell into decline only to be ...
21 facts about Mali Empire
21 facts about Mali Empire
The medieval state of the Mandé peoples
The origins of Mali's empire date back to the early 13th century, when the country's first ruler won a victory at the Battle of Kuolikoro and took con ...
15 facts about Black death
15 facts about Black death
The Great Plague
Although the disease produced black necrotic tissue, people living at the time of the pandemic referred to it as "the great plague," "the great scourg ...
25 facts about Medieval world
25 facts about Medieval world
Despite appearances, it was a colorful and dynamic period of world history
Many people imagine the Middle Ages as a time of total asceticism, lack of education and extreme piety. In reality, it was a time of political intrigu ...
19 facts about Masada
19 facts about Masada
Masada is Israel's Thermopylae, a symbol of heroic resistance to the very end
The ancient fortress located on the Dead Sea was the site of bloody battles between Jewish insurgents and the Romans. The Zealots' attitude in defendi ...
32 facts about Jamestown
32 facts about Jamestown
The first permanent British colony in New World
Although it has not been the first attempt to establish a colony in North America, Jamestown is the first permanent British settlement in the present ...
26 facts about Mohenjo-daro
26 facts about Mohenjo-daro
The mound of the dead men
More than five thousand years ago, in the Indus Valley (now Pakistan), there was a mysterious civilization, called the Indus Civilization. It was one ...
18 facts about ancient Sumer
18 facts about ancient Sumer
The mysterious people of antiquity
We know little about them, but what we have established makes you dizzy. A people of unknown origin who created a civilization that was the cradle of ...
20 facts about Axum Empire
20 facts about Axum Empire
One of the most advanced ancient civilizations
The Axum Empire was one of the most remarkable powers of the ancient world. Located in the northern part of modern Ethiopia and Eritrea, it once domin ...