Chronological upload

467. Ramadan (published 18 February 2026)

464. The history of Mardi Gras and Pancake Tuesday (published 17 February 2026)

463. A. A. Milne (published 31 January 2026)

460. Australian penal colonies (published 20 January 2026)

459. Agatha Christie (published 12 January 2026)

454. The Young Pioneers (Soviet Union) (published 2 December 2025)

453. November 2015 Paris Attacks (published 13 November 2025)

450. Rosalind Franklin (published 9th November 2025)

449. Leopoldo Galtieri (published 31 October 2025)

446. Oliver Cromwell (published 30th October 2026)

445. The Duvaliers (published 29th October 2026)

442. Belvedere Palace: A Hapsburg's Czech Taj Mahal (published on 2nd August 2025)

441. The Bastille Prison, before during and after the fall (published 15 July 2025)

348. The process of the Conclave: before, during and after (published 25 May 2025)

437. Pope Francis (published 21 April 2025)

434. The last time someone was executed by firing squad in the United States (Ronnie Lee Gardner) (published 7th March 2025)

433. Stan Laurel (published 23 February 2025)

429. Ulitsa Sezam, the Russian Sesame Street (published 31 December 2024)

426. Herbert Hoover (published 6th November 2024)

425. Phillipe Pétain (published 31st October 2024) 

422. Mining crisis in Ghana (published 30 September 2024)

421. Disney Animators Strike (published 10th August 2024)

418. History of west Virginia (published 20th June 2024)

417. Lynn Conway (published 12 June 2024)

414. The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya (published 3 May 2024)

413. Stardust fire (published 20 April 2024)

410. The Mayans (published 29th February 2024)

409. Mikhail Gorbachev (published 25th January 2024)

406. The Bermuda Triangle (8th December 2023)

405. The Forbidden City (published 27 November 2023)

402. John Hurt not allowed into South Africa over name confusion (published 17 October 2023)

401. The Foxes of Gormanston (published 30 September 2023)

398. La Coccinelle (published 11 July 2023)

397. History of the Stonewall Inn (published 26 June 2023)

394. Norway Constitution Day (published 22 May 2023)

393. Cass Elliot (published 2 May 2023)

390. St Paul Miki (published 21 March 2023)

389. How Charles De Gaulle won Quebec's heart but lost Canada's (published 15 March 2023)

382. Tsar Peter 3 Vs. A rat (published 9 December 2022)

381. History of the US State of Montana (published 30 November 2022)

378. Enver Hoxha (published 31 October 2022)

377. Juan Maria Bordaberry (published 26 October 2022)

374. Robert Mugabe (published 5th October 2022

373. Pickles the Collie (published 5th October 2022)

370. Munich Massacre (published 5 September 2022)

369. Malayan Emergency (published 3 September 2022)

366. How the Calendar works (published 1 August 2022)

365. Colonizing of Colorado (published 26 July 2022)

362. Lili Elbe (published on 30 June 2022)

361. Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth (published on 29 June 2022)

358. Rwandan Genocide/ War (published 31 May 2022)

History of Memorial Day (published 30 May 2021)

354. St Andrew Avellino, the Patron Saint of Strokes (published on 30th April 2022)

353. Easter traditions from around the world (published 30th April 2022)

350. Great Irish Famine (published 19 March 2022)

349. Che Guevara (published 5 March 2022)

346. How Queen Elizabeth II became the Queen of England (published 6 February 2026) 

345. The colonising of Florida (1513-1845) (published 31 January 2022)

342. The Californian Gold Rush (published 18 January 2022) 

341. Costa Concordia disaster (13 Jan 2012) (published 13 January 2022)

338. Captain James Cook vs. Hawaii (published 31 December 2021)

337. Kwanzaa (published 30 December 2021)

334. Lockerbie air disaster (published 21 December 2021)

333. Vasily Arkhipov (published 15 December 2021)

330. How did Russia get so big? (published 12 December 2021)

329. History of Russian Animation (published 11 December 2021)

326. The Russian Ruble (published 8 December 2021)

325. How did Russia get its name (published 7 December 2021)

322. Tchaikovsky (published 5 December 2021)

321. History of Hanukkah (published 5 December 2021)

318. Nikita Krushchev (published 2nd December 2021)

317. History of Russia's Anthem (published 1 December 2021)

314. How Hinduism influenced George Harrison (published 29 November 2021)

313. Impact of colonialism on Native Americans (published 25 November 2021)

310. History of Veterans Day (published 11 November 2021)

309. Alfredo Stroessner (published 6 November 2021)

306. Ben Ali (published 30 October 2021)

305. Muammar Gaddafi (published 20 October 2021)

302. Seabiscuit (4th October 2021)

301. Pol Pot (published 3 October 2021)

298. Central American Independence (published 22 September 2021)

297. Irish Leader Michael Collins (published 22 August 2021)

294. Cleopatra (published 12 August 2021)

293. Barack Obama's Ancestry (published 5 August 2021)

290. Peruvian Independence (published 28 July 2021)

289. The story behind Luxembourg's national day, The Grand Duke's birthday (published 25 July 2021)

286. How did France get its name? (published 14 July 2021)

285. Satoru Iwata (published 11 July 2021)

282. Alan L Hart (published 25 June 2021)

281. Roberta Cowell (published 24 June 2021)

278. World Refugee Day (published 20 June 2021)

277. Sappho (published 20 June 2021)

274. The Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) (published 18 June 2021)

273. Pulse Nightclub Shooting (published 12 June 2021)

270. Li Ban, Ireland's mermaid saint (published 31 May 2021)

269. When did we realise smoking is bad for us?/ History of Anti Smoking Movement (published 31 May 2021)

266. Centralia (published 27 May 2021)

265. Manchester Arena Attacks/ Bombings (published 22 May 2021)

262. Maurice Tillet, the French Angel (published 18 May 2021)

261. The history of Cinco de May (published 17 May 2021)

258. The killing of Osama bin Laden (published 2 May 2021)

257. History of May Day (published 1st May 2021)

254. William Shakespeare (published 23 April 2021)

253. Who was St. George and why is he England's patron saint? (23rd April 2021)

250. The Battle of San Jacinto (21 April 1836) (published 21 April 2021)

249. History of 420/ History of Cannabis (published 20 April 2021)

246. Saint Pope John Paul II (published 9th April 2021)

245. The Japanese legend of Jesus (published 6 April 2021)

242. Possible April Fools origins (published 1 April 2021)

241. Passover (published 21 March 2021)

238. Bangladeshi Independence (published 26 March 2021)

237. Roman conquest of Gaul and Battle of Alesia (published 24th March 2021)

234. Irish Independence (17th March 2021)

233. St Patrick, Ireland's patron saint (published 17th March 2021)

230. Arab Spring (published 15th March 2021)

229. The hilarious death of Pythagoras (published 14th March 2021)

226. Origin of Mother's Day (published 14 March 2021)

225. Kokeshi Dolls (published 13 March 2021)

222. BBC Television Centre Bombing (4 March 2001) (published 8 March 2021)

221. Countess Markievicz (published 8th March 2021)

218. When Ronald Reagan messed with Bruce Springsteen (published 5th March 2021)

217. The love for Europe Richard Scarry had (published 4 March 2021)

214. Hunger Strike 1981 (published 1 March 2021)

213. Assassination of Olof Palme (published 28 February 2021)

210. Harald Bluetooth (published 25th February 2021)

209. Emirate Falcon Hospital (published 25th February 2021)

206. Epilepsy and Photo sensitivity (published 19 February 2021)

205. The origin of the Teddy Bear (published 16 February 2021)

202. Abraham Lincoln (published 12 February 2021)

201. St Andrew the Apostle (published 6th February 2021)

198. Sri Lankan Independence (published 4 February 2021)

197. Groundhog Day origins (published 2nd February 2021)

194. Australian Aborigines and the Birth of Australia (published 25th January 2021) 

193. Execution of King Louis 16th/ XVI (published 21 January 2021)

190. Assassination of James A. Garfield (published 11 January 2021)

189. Algerian Independence (published 6 January 2021)

185. Mother Teresa (published 31 December 2020)

184. Skopje Earthquake 1963 (published 31 December 2020)

181. Finnish Traffic Fines (published 31 December 2020)

180. Russian Blue Cats' origin (published 30 December 2020)

177. Attack of the Dead men/ Battle of Osowiec Fortress (1915) (published 24 December 2020)

176. Stalin's Five Year Plans (published 24th December 2020)

173. Anna Politkovskaya (published 24 December 2020)

172. Cosmonauts (published 24 December 2020)

169. Stanislav Petrov (published 12 December 2020)

168. Why did Russia annex Crimea (published 12 December 2020)

165. Holodomor (published 8 December 2020)

164. Why was Stalin so Evil? (published 8 December 2020)

161. Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (published 4 December 2020)

160. Laika, the Soviet space dog (published 3 December 2020)

157. Simon Bolivar (published 27 November 2020)

156. Lusitania sinking (published 21 November 2020)

153. Why are poppies World War 1 symbols? (published 11 November 2020)

152. Kristallnacht (published 9 November 2020)

149. Saddam Hussein (published 31 October 2020)

148. Augusto Pinochet (published 30 October 2020)

145. The Delorean (published 21 October 2020)

144. Francisco Franco (published 19 October 2020)

141. Handover of Macau (published 6 October 2020)

140. Don Bluth in Ireland (published 5th October 2020)

137. Ferdinand Marcos (published 1 October 2020)

136. Rob Ford, more reckless than Trump (published 30 September 2020)

133. The origin of 10 Downing Street (published 22 September 2020)

132. Trapped Chilean Miners (2010) (published 21 September 2020)

129. Bal des Ardents (1393) (published 14 September 2020)

128. Origin of Siamese Cats (published 12 September 2020)

125. Brazilian Independence (published 7 September 2020)

124. Diana, Princess of Wales (published 31 August 2020)

121. Destruction of Sarajevo Library (published 25 August 2020)

120. What's going on in Belarus? (published 24 August 2020)

117. August Coup 1991 (published 21 August 2020)

116. Vietnamnese Invasion of Cambodia (published 20 August 2020)

113. Indian Independence (published 15 August 2020)

112. Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing (6 and 9 August 1945) (published 9 August 2020)

109. From Coronation Anthem to Football Anthem (published 1 August 2020)

108. Why is the Middle East Unstable (published 31 July 2020)

105. How New Zealand got its name (published 27 July 2020)

104. 2015 Nepalese Earthquake (published 27 July 2020)

101. Dalmatians in Croatia (published 27 July 2020)

100. Andre The Giant ( published 27 July 2020)

97.Hotel New World collapse (published 9th July 2020)

96. How Johnny Cash became the first American to learn about Stalin's death (published 8 July 2020)

93. Italian Unification (published 21 June 2020)

92. Icelandic Independence (published 17 June 2020)

89. Mount St. Helens Eruption (18 May 1980) (published 28th May 2020)

88. Henry The Eighth's Six Wives (published 28 May 2020)

85. Foundation of Islam (published on 15 May 2020)

84. Hachiko (published 15 May 2020)

81. 1916 Easter Rising (24 April 1916) (published 24th April 2020)

80. How did 850+ years of British Control in Ireland began? (published 24 April 2020)

77. Cats in Ancient Egypt (published 18th April 2020)

76. Eva Perón (published 17 April 2020)

73. History of Autism (published 2 April 2020)

72. War of the Worlds 1938 broadcast (30th October 1938) (published 1 April 2020)

69. Sinking of the Titanic (15 April 1912) (published 24 March 2020)

68. Birth of Germany (1871) (published 22 Mar 2020)

65. The Start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland (published 21 March 2020)

64. IRA Attacks (published 21 March 2020)

61. Origins of Leap Year (published 29 February 2020)

60. Death of Nodar Kumaritashvili (12 February 2010) (published 12 February 2020)

57. The Baltic Way (23 August 1989) (published 9th February 2020)

56. The Day the Music Died (3rd February 1959) (published 4th February 2020)

49. Qin Shi Huang (published 20 December 2019) 

48. Hungarian independence from Austria-Hungary (1919) (published 20 December 2019)

45. Pearl Harbour Attacks (7th December 1941) (published 7th December 2019)

44. February Revolution (1917) (published 5th December 2019)

41. Tsarevich Alexei (published 2nd December 2019)

40. Russcember: Anastasia Romanov (1901-18) (published 1 December 2019)

37. Rosa Parks (29 November 2019)

36. Castle Bravo (Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test site) (published 26 November 2019) 

29. The Fall of the Berlin Wall (9th November 1989) (published 9th November 2019)

28. Moon landing 1969 (published 4 November 2019)

25. Origins of Halloween (published 31 October 2019)

24. Anti Vietnam War movement (published 27th Oct 2019)

21. The Break up of Yugoslavia (published 27 October 2019)

20. Why has Hong Kong been angry with China in recent years? (published 19 October 2019)

17. Benito Mussolini (published 16 Oct 2019

16. Josip Broz Tito (published 8th October 2019)

13. Nevada Test Site (published 2nd October 2019)

12. Chairman Mao Zedong (published 1st October 2019)

9. D-Day Invasion in Normandy (6 June 1944) (published 25th September 2019)

8. Operation Barbarossa (published on 25th September 2019)

5. The Birth of the Weimar Republic (1919) (published 16 August 2019)

4. The Vietnam War (published 16 August 2019)