The conspiracy, scouting games and the promise of glory, and then a sea of blood, suffering and death - this is how you can briefly describe the participation of children in the Warsaw Uprising. It is estimated that almost 9,000 of them stood up to fight the Nazis. A lot has paid the highest price
In 1957/58, two teenagers, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather and 14-year-old Caril Fugate, killed 11 innocent people. Instead of condemnation, these monstrous crimes brought them ... fame. They became the idols of young, rebellious Americans and an inspiration for many works of American pop culture.
It was supposed to be an expedition that would confirm British domination on the oceans. The Arctic expedition of the ships Erebus and Terror was followed with bated breath. It turned out, however, that there will be no happy ending. Two ships with over a hundred sailors were lost in the Arctic ice.
When the ships of the British Arctic Expedition under the command of Sir John Franklin, Terror and Erebus, disappeared without a trace, rescue missions to discover the fate of the sailors were followed. Two of them ended tragically ... Undoubtedly, the harsh Arctic conditions took their toll on
After the end of the war with the Bolsheviks, research into post-traumatic stress disorder practically did not exist in Poland. Only professor Jan Piltz led them. After his death, no one looked at the mental health of the soldiers. Nervous disorders caused by combat stress were first described d
There is a pause between the bombs dropped by leading planes and those that were following them. I got up to look out the window. The train was stationary on the tracks, heading north [...] American pilots had just arrived on a mission to destroy the bridge in Allerona at the moment when we were pas
They appeared at night, they crossed fences, avoided the barbed wire, they were not afraid of fire. They burst into tents and dragged their victims outside to pierce their bodies with sharp fangs, tear and devour slices of flesh. At the end of the 19th century, the British crew laying a railway in E
This is a story so absurd that it is hard to believe:after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a Japanese pilot landed on an island belonging to the USA (in fact, in enemy territory). He was welcomed with open arms, after which ... he organized a conspiracy and terrorized the natives. He paid the highest pr
On March 1, 1881, Russia was shocked by the news of the death of Alexander II. In the heart of St. Petersburg, on the Catherine Canal, a Pole, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, a member of the terrorist organization Wola Ludu, threw a bomb at the monarch. This was the seventh attempt to destroy the emperor, wh
The story of the life and death of Charles Francis Coghlan has all that is good in captivating stories - a curse, great passion, even greater scandal and premature death. However, it does not end with the departure of the main character, because perverse fate decided to add something extra to it. Na
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
A biting conscience can strongly influence a persons actions and decisions. And unusual behavior arouses the curiosity of others, leading to questions, analysis and new conclusions. Even questioning court sentences. This is what happened in the case of John Horwood, who was convicted of the murder o
The Japanese were extremely brutal towards the captives. Already during the fights with the Chinese, they murdered their opponents for no reason. After the outbreak of the war in the Pacific, they also had no mercy. Especially for Allied airmen. The Japanese treated the conflict with China as an
Of course, the operation became a sensation on a global scale. The achievement of Rogozov made the citizens of the USSR truly proud. After all, just two weeks earlier, the world learned about Gagarins flight into space! The Soviet citizen again - and in such a short time - accomplished the impossibl
In September 1918, the police visited the apartment of Fritz Haarmann, a Hanoverian meat trader, in connection with the reported missing 17-year-old Friedel Rothe. The visit did not help find the young man, but resulted in Fritz being sentenced to nine months in prison. Reason? Officers found him in
Hunger was an inseparable element of the camp existence. He devastated the body and psyche, pushed many to the brink of desperation. For those prisoners who managed to survive, there was nothing bizarre, hideous, or unacceptable enough to not be included in the menu. In The Last Prisoner - an ex
A thin line - thats all between madness and courage. It is extremely easy to break it. The 1980s in Formula 1 saw the debuts of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. It is the turbo era in which the pursuit of victory, power and money has increased the spectacle of racing. The number of accidents, including
In the 18th century, a mysterious creature spread terror in the small province of Gévaudan in the south of France. Cryptosoolologists who study animals in legends and myths classify them as cryptids - hypothetical creatures. But what could the bloodthirsty beast really be? The attacks began in t
When recalling the history of the Land of the Rising Sun, we often think about military conquests and the samurai tradition. However, centuries ago, a mighty empire faced a threat that could destroy not only its past, but also its future ... The Mongol invasion was an exceptionally dark chapter in t
Piłsudskis building the strength of the reborn Poland was like after December. Each jerked towards him. When there were arguments at the top of the government as to whether the new state was to be a federation or an ethnically homogeneous country, tragedies took place in the streets. The bloody pogr
The Mafia drove the creativity of movies, TV series and novels with their history, commandments, traditions and leaders. Everyone is familiar with the fame of the mafia, their history and intricately portrayed ways. From Italy to America, their codes and ethics survive today just like the stories
Sikhism in the time of Banda Bairagi When Guru Gobind Singh was lying on his death bed injured, a recluse named Madhavdas came to meet him. He called himself the masters banda (slave). The Guru called him by the name of Banda Bahadur. The Guru entrusted Banda Bahadur with the responsibility of prot
In the quiet city of Texarkana (a region between central Texas and Arkansas), lies a gloomy and haunting past. From mysterious deaths, paranoia and recurring violence comes to the eternal indentation of the Texarkana Phantom Murder. Here we uncover an overview of this disturbing and tragic event t
The art of tattooing has a long history in Japan; Throughout history, a tattoo has been an ornament, a tool of punishment, an element of a ritual, and a symbol of belonging to strongly integrated social groups. However, it has never been and will never be the exclusive domain of the yakuza, even tho