According to St. In Luke, Jesus was born at the end of the Holy Familys journey to Bethlehem, where Joseph was to take part in ... a census. How much in the story of Christmas according to St. Luke is historical truth? Researchers admit that the Quirinius census did take place. The problem is, Je
The 5th WiN Command, established by the security services, turned out to be a Trojan horse for the independence underground in Poland. When the CIA joined the game, it was at stake with huge amounts of money, equipment and information. Nobody expected that the end of operation Cezary would turn out
Disappearing ships and planes, unexplained fatal incidents. Have scientists finally managed to explain the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon? In this story, it is difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. Hence the divergent interpretations of events, and even data on the number of puzzling incidents
In 1476 Leonardo da Vinci was accused of homosexuality. Is there a grain of truth in the sensational denunciation? Who was supposed to be his lover? Genius, this one word is enough to describe the most famous man of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci. A man whose mind hated a vacuum. His constant
In August 1945, the last Chinese emperor Puyi was captured by the Soviets. He had suitcases full of treasures with him. Most of them disappeared into thin air. On August 19, 1945, Emperor Puyi arrived at the airport in the city of Mukden (Shenyang). At one point, Soviet troops surrounded him. Afte
This is one of the most famous - and mysterious paintings in the history of the world. What are the secrets of Leonardo da Vincis enigmatic Mona Lisa smile? Her head is reaching the end of time, her eyelids are a bit tired. It is a beauty that flows from within and is imprinted on the body - a
Psychologist Walter C. Langer worked for OSS. Behind this acronym was the Bureau of Strategic Studies, the progenitor of the CIA. Langer was preparing a psychological portrait of Adolf Hitler. He supposed that the madness unleashed by the leader of the Third Reich might have been due to illness, chi
There was a dark interregnum that lasted until 1038 in the Piast state. This is what you can read in history textbooks. Perhaps, however, it was completely different and another ruler sat on the Piast throne, but his name was doomed to oblivion. It was the firstborn son of Mieszko II, Bolesław.
This medieval altar is unique not only because of its cultural values. Few works of art can boast such a rich history. When Angelo di Jacopo Tani decided to fund an altar for the Church of San Bartolomeo in the city of Fiesole, he could not have guessed what a turbulent fate awaited the Last Jud
This error shocked the Polish Underground State. On June 5, 1943, at high noon, several dozen soldiers of the selected KOSA - a division of the Home Army for special tasks - went to a friends wedding at the church of St. Aleksandra in the center of Warsaw. For the Germans it was like an invitation.
He created a powerful state, founded Krakow, fought with Rome and the Gauls, and his sons defeated the formidable dragon. These are just some of the achievements of King Krak, who was called Gracchus by the chronicler Wincenty Kadłubek. Bishop Wincenty left a colorful story about the legendary ruler
What do tsarist Ochrana, Polish nationalists, the Catholic Church, the Nazis and part of the post-war opposition have in common? They all propagated the thesis that Jews had a special relationship with communism. The evidence for the existence of Żydokomuna was weak, but the demand for such a view o
The May 3rd Constitution was born in an atmosphere of political disputes, and its adoption turned out to be a difficult nut to crack. How did the first constitution in Europe come about, and why are its opponents today a symbol of national treason? Hello, May dawn, shine our Polish land, we will
This is one of the most wanted artifacts in the world. The last certain place where the treasure was kept was the castle in Królewiec. At the end of the war, the Germans took it away and hid it somewhere. In Poland alone, more than 20 places where it allegedly was located were searched. Nothing of t
Does the Amber Room still exist or did it burn down during the British attack on Królewiec in 1944? After World War II, there were witnesses who said that they saw the burned remains of the treasure for themselves ... Following Badowski, we will quote excerpts from two letters, the content of wh
44 years ago, a farmer from Emilcin near Opole Lubelskie encountered strangers from this world. Emilcin is the place of the most famous close third-degree meeting in Poland with representatives of extraterrestrial civilization. But did all of this really happen? According to one of the researchers,
The Greek polis Helike was to be the inspiration for the utopian vision of the extraordinary land that Plato first described. This is just one theory about Atlantis, but it is extremely popular in the scientific community. Do we really have the solution to the mystery of a sunken civilization before
At its peak, the Jagiellonians were one of the most splendid dynasties in Europe. Its representatives, however, had mishaps that ultimately brought this powerful family to its bleak end. Was the Prussian Homage one of them? Although the emperor withdrew his support for the order, the grand master
Children in Soviet labor camps underwent a hard school of life - three years in a nursery school, four in an orphanage for preschoolers, seven in an orphanage for students, and after their 14th birthday - work in a kolkhoz or sovkhoz. Unless, of course, they survived that long. Taken from their moth
As a result of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which happened on April 26, 1986, about 5 million people suffered, including nearly 600,000. kids. Radioactive radiation contributed to the death of up to 60,000 people. people. Years later, the then General Secretary of the CPSU
They sowed death and destruction. They came from the Asian steppes. They occupied the Pannonian Basin, smashing Great Moravia and throwing the Franks away for the Alps. I am talking about ... Hungary. The news of their invasions caused panic. These brilliant archers, moving fast on quick horses,
Roman law allowed divorce. It wasnt until the Middle Ages that they were strictly banned - with a few exceptions. Why? But when was it possible to part? There were several serious consequences in making marriage sacramental. Polygamy and cohabitation have become unacceptable for Christians. Finall
Alcohol was free, so even the news of an approaching enemy did not discourage the guards. Everyone drank so willingly that it was necessary to send for additional barrels of wine. You have never heard of this triumph of cunning. Władysław Biały was a veteran in initiating revolts. A close relati
Black Thursday - one of the most tragic days in the communist era. Politicians who ruled in the name of workers ordered soldiers to shoot people going to work. Protests against rising food prices had lasted several dozen hours in the Coast, when Deputy Prime Minister Stanisław Kociołek on the ev