Life on Hadrian’s Wall How the Romans Survived on the Frontier of the Empire Hadrian’s Wall was a defensive wall with numerous fortifications running across the entire width of Northern England. Built under Emperor Hadrian’s orders in AD 122, the wall stretched...
5 short WW2 Survival stories 1. The Pianist’s Secret Refuge Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist, survived the Warsaw Ghetto and Nazi occupation by hiding in the ruins of Warsaw. After narrowly escaping deportation to Treblinka, Szpilman went...
How did People Survive the Sinking of the Titanic The sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912, is one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. Known as the “unsinkable ship,” the Titanic’s collision with an iceberg and its subsequent...
The 10 Worst Natural Disasters in History Natural disasters are something we will never be able to control as a species, and even though detection and rescue technologies are constantly advancing, we will forever be at the mercy of Mother Nature. The following are ten...
Surviving the Vietnamese tunnels During the 1950s, Vietnam was a very politically unstable country and was divided into two major factions, the communist north and the democratic south. On 1 November 1955, a conflict broke out between the two sides and this led to a...
What was life like in the trenches In 1914, a war broke out that at the time was the biggest conflict ever seen by the human race. An unfortunate series of events unraveled and this led to over 30 countries taking up arms and joining either the Allied forces or the...
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