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The D-Day landings explained in 90 seconds.

In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it. Enjoy a free trial of National Geographic right here: https://ngmdomsubs.nationalgeographic.com/servlet/OrdersGateway?cds_mag_code=NG9&cds_page_id=...

Credit to Paul I. Wellman: Death on the Prairie, 1934 A six week war from August through September 1862 constitutes a turning point in American Indian relations. With the nation preoccupied with the Civil War, Little Crow leads his band...

Full title reads: "YOUR ANDERSON SHELTER THIS WINTER". Close up shot of a cartoon showing 'wailing winnie' - the air raid siren. A family silhouetted against light walking to their shelter. The family is seen sitting in shelter wearing overcoats...

This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. Source...

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 1. Mars, the Bringer of War · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst Holst: The Planets ℗ 1981 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin Released...

Part II The Battle of the Washita may have ended by sunset on November 27th, 1868, but there was much more to this fight than one deadly day. Custer and the Seventh Cavalry would take 53 Cheyenne women and children captive. This campaign...

On the early morning of November 27th, 1868, the Seventh Cavalry, led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, attacked Southern Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle’s village on the Washita River. . But there was much more to this fight than...

On 6 June 1944, Sergeant Ian Grant was among the thousands of men landing on Sword Beach in Normandy on D Day, armed only with a revolver and a cine camera. He was part of the Army Film and Photographic Unit (AFPU) and captured this incredible...

Did you know that at the time, the Mali Empire was the largest empire Africa had seen? Founded by Sundiata Keita in 1240, the Mali Empire became the wealthiest kingdom of West Africa and was Africa’s largest empire up to that time. The...