We will never know the exact number of victims of Lakagígar volcano. The outbreak caused a dramatic cooling of the climate and resulted in the deaths of 5-6 million people. In the summer of 1783, those who live in the south of Iceland must think that Ragnarök has arrived. That the day of judgment
More than 500 people were said to have been killed by Peter Niers. He dabbled in black magic, murdered babies and ate their hearts. But how much truth is there in this story? History is full of cruel rulers and ruthless killers who didnt care about human life. Some of them did indeed commit terrib
What was killing in the south of France in the 18th century? In the 18th century, a mysterious creature was a 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 coul
The number of inhabitants of Kołobrzeg at the turn of February and March 1945 increased from 35,000 to even 85,000. The defense of Festung Kolberg was their only hope for rescue. For the inhabitants of Koszalin, Kołobrzeg and Białogard poviats, an attempt to escape from the Red Army via the Odra R
According to Pope Innocent III, the greatest threat to Christianity were all heretics. And the worst of them were the Cathars. When in 1095 Pope Urban II called on the Christian world to recapture the Holy Land from the hands of the infidels, he could not have known that he would thereby create a
Some ancient Inca rituals were very cruel. Children often served as victims. According to the latest research, the little Incas selected for the rites were intoxicated. This is proven by nail and hair tests. Hallucinogenic plants and psychotropic stimulants were at the heart of the beliefs, ritual
Everyone has heard of Tutankhamens curse. Similar horrific events also took place in Poland. It all started with the opening of the tomb of Kazimierz Jagiellończyk ... It is 1973. Conservation works are underway in the Świętokrzyska Chapel in Wawel. Nothing foreshadowed the upcoming events. But on
Mainly German recidivists:rapists, thieves and murderers remained Kapos and block supervisors in KL Gross-Rosen. They were the ones who tormented the imprisoned. - I went to the revier for three weeks in 42, shortly after arriving at the camp - says Antoni Gładysz. - To the prisoners then, he
They started a civil war in which 70,000 people were killed. They killed, tortured and planted bombs in the name of revolution. Speech of the Shining Path guerrillas. Latin America was home to many leftist guerrillas. The US-backed military dictatorships and the related poverty generated social re
Hundreds of lives lost, but the world would never know. Several dozen catastrophes were concealed in the USSR. Eventually the truth came out. Already at the time of the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922, the authorities limited citizens access to information. With time, they achieved true
The scale of the destruction was unimaginable. Thousands of people died a terrible death. The strongest earthquake in Western Europe in modern times In 1755, All Saints Day fell on a Saturday. Everyone agrees that the morning of that November day was beautiful. The crisp air, blue sky and sunshine
As seen through the eyes of a child, anti-Semitism is not only abstract, unimaginable and cruel. From an early age, young Leon met the worst. Today, as an adult, he tries to warn others and save the history of people like him from oblivion. Can you come to terms with hell? Living in a world wher
They died slowly in the desert, under the scorching sun - of hunger, thirst and exhaustion. The German expeditionary force blocked their access to water. This is how the people of the Herero tribe who dared to rebel against the German colonization of West Africa were punished. The survivors were for
It is one of the most famous ancient cities in the world today - and one of the most famous catastrophes in history. Ancient buildings and thousands of human remains lay under a layer of volcanic ash and pumice for almost 2,000 years. What were the last moments of the inhabitants of Pompeii like?
When Hernan Cortes and his men reached the capital of the Aztec nation to meet Moctezuma, he saw a powerful, shining city spread across the islands of Lake Texcoco. Tenochtitlán had a population of over 200,000 during the time of the conquistadors - more than the then European metropolises. But the
The Punic Wars are one of the most important conflicts of the ancient world. Carthage not only defied Rome, but almost brought down its nascent power. That is why it was razed to the ground. The conflict with Carthage ultimately determined that it was the Romans who took over the world. The long
With this story pale in the most terrible Hollywood horrors. In the 1960s, in communist Poland, the psychopath Bogdan Arnold arranged for himself and his female victims a trip to the hell of his darkest fascinations - brutal sex, humiliation, beatings, torture and, finally, crimes. He hoarded the co
On May 23, 1901, an anonymous letter was sent to the desk of the Paris prosecutor general, the content of which shocked the inhabitants of France. I would like to inform you of an extraordinary incident. We are talking about an old maid who is imprisoned in Mrs. Monniers house. Half-starved, she has
In 1999, two teenagers from Silesia turned a naive fascination with magic and occultism into a terrifying crime. During the black mass in the bunker, they slaughtered two of their peers with knives. All this to make a sacrifice to Satan and go straight to hell - they also intended to take their own
On Friday, November 22, 1918, Lieutenant Abraham and Warrant Officer Mazanowski hung the Polish flag on the tower of the Lviv City Hall. A few hours earlier, Ukrainian soldiers had withdrawn from the city. There was a crowd in the Market Square - the victory was celebrated, but they were also waitin
Urban legends are often an important part of folklore in a given culture. Almost everyone in the world can remember an urban legend they have heard, whether it is from their own culture or another. Urban legends usually have a kind of supernatural, eerie or supernatural element in them, and they ten
Crimes against tens of millions of people cannot be justified. But you can at least try to understand them. Was Stalin a madman? An evil genius? And is it possible that it was more about the tonsils than the communist ideology? The future wożd the Soviet empire from birth had health problems.
On January 18, 1968, a group of 31 North Korean commandos set out from Pyongyang. Three days later, they crossed the border. Soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the South Korean 26th Infantry Division, armed with American weapons and the relevant documents, cut a hole in the newly erected fence. How
According to the Germanic tradition, rape was one of the three obligatory forms of marriage. Even the Church was getting used to the idea that every kidnapped and abused girl should be forced to marry the torturer. If a man kidnaps a woman, he must not be allowed to marry her, church experts sai