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Quote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt: 'The whole world is one...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on global empathy, peace, justice, shared responsibility, interconnectedness and human connectionQuote of the day by Franklin D. Roosevelt reminds people that humanity is connected beyond borders. His words encourage empathy, peace, jus...- The landing boat that became a D-Day legend: In 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor, a patent was filed that helped defeat Nazi GermanyHiggins boat: Andrew Higgins patented a landing craft with a bow ramp on December 8, 1941. This invention, the Higgins Boat, enabled troops...
- In 1942, a German U-boat sank SS Benlomond, leaving Chinese sailor Poon Lim alone in the Atlantic on an eight-foot raft; after surviving 133 days on fish, birds, and rainwater, he was rescued near Brazil and said, “I hope no one will ever have to break that record”Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a life raft after his ship sank. He rationed limited supplies and improvised to catch fish and birds fo...
- Shocking Discovery: 300 WWII bombs found at former Athens airport site during massive redevelopmentNearly 300 World War II bombs and hazardous materials were found during soil cleanup. Oily waste from decades of airport operations also re...
- In 2024, the Baltic Sea gave up a ship filled with royal gifts that never reached a Russian TsarA Baltic Sea shipwreck discovered in 2024 may have carried gifts for Czar Alexander II. The vessel sank around 1856 or 1857 after the Crime...
- In 1917, the loudest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb shook the world. It was heard over 100 miles awayBritish forces detonated nineteen underground mines during the Battle of Messines in 1917. This created the largest man-made explosion know...
- At least 8,500 potentially polluting shipwrecks are rusting on the ocean floor with fuel still inside; leaks in Micronesia show the risk that one storm or earthquake could unleashSunken World War II warships are becoming a significant pollution threat globally. These vessels hold vast amounts of oil and are slowly co...
- She was an actress, a scientist and was called world's most beautiful woman. Few knew her invention shaped Bluetooth, GPS and modern Wi-Fi. Who is she?Hedy Lamarr was more than a Hollywood star. According to the National Women's History Museum, the Austrian-American actress co-invented a W...
- In 1939, a US couple crossed Nazi-controlled Europe to save 50 Jewish children after Kristallnacht and every one of them survived the Holocaust. Read their storyIn 1939, Philadelphia lawyer Gilbert Kraus and his wife Eleanor undertook an extraordinary rescue mission that saved 50 Jewish children fro...
- Who was Keigo Higashino? Japanese mystery novelist dies at 68; cause of death revealedRenowned Japanese mystery author Keigo Higashino died on July 23, 2026, at age 68. His publishing house confirmed his passing. Higashino au...
- Not just humans, bears are also lying: How brown bears trick rivals into thinking they are biggerSome brown bears in Spain's Cantabrian Mountains have been observed faking their size. These bears climb trees and other elevated surfaces ...
- How Australia’s Brown Tree snakes reached Guam after World War II and left biologists baffled by the invasionBrown tree snakes, an invasive species on Guam, have baffled biologists for years. Their population is believed to have started with only a...
- UNESCO adds France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage ListThe UNESCO committee, which meets in Busan through Wednesday, also inscribed the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara and South ...
- Quote of the Day by George Patton: 'The test of success is not what you do when you are on top....'- Inspiring lessons on success, resilience, and never giving up by the most renowned American generals in World War II, known as “Old Blood-and-Guts”Quote of the Day by George Patton: General George Patton taught that real success is born from the ashes of our failures. He emphasized tha...
- Quote of the day by Winston Churchill: 'The price of greatness is...' - The iconic leader's enduring message that true greatness is defined by the burdens you are willing to carryQuote of the day by Winston Churchill: Winston Churchill led Britain through World War II with powerful speeches. His words offered hope an...
- Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: ‘I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to…’ – Why hope for the future matters at every stage of lifeQuote of the day: Queen Elizabeth II's long reign symbolized stability through decades of change. Her words encourage appreciating past ach...
- In 1938, millions of Americans thought Martians had invaded Earth after a radio broadcast sounded so real that it triggered nationwide panicIn 1938, radio drama caused panic across America: Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds caused widespread confusion a...
- In 1928, Alexander Fleming returned from vacation and accidentally discovered penicillin, the medical breakthrough that became the world's most widely used antibioticSir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin accidentally in 1928 after returning from vacation. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain later develop...
- Meet the 'most beautiful woman in the world' Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood icon who escaped Nazi Europe, invented a World War II radio signaling system and earned the title 'mother of Wi-Fi'Hedy Lamarr, a famous Hollywood actress, was also a brilliant inventor. Hedy escaped Nazi Europe and developed a frequency-hopping communic...
- British mansion that secretly recorded Nazi generals during WWII reopens as museumTrent Park mansion reopened as a museum detailing its secret wartime role. British intelligence used hidden microphones to record captured ...
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