Stories from History
Do you love history? This site is a treasure trove of captivating narratives, exploring both the grand and seemingly insignificant stories that shape our past. Join us on a journey through history’s tapestry of stories, big and small.
Hey Comrade, Do You Want to Steal a German Factory?
The USSR had come out as a victor of World War 2. For this, great prices in both blood and material had been paid. Unlike the allies, the USSR did...
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Homeless Man Fooled The Nazi’s
The Problem: A Need to Mislead By 1943, the Allies had reached a critical juncture. The tide was turning against the Axis powers, but there was...
The Origins of Golf: How Scotland and The Netherlands Shaped the Game
Dutch Origins? The earliest evidence of golf in the world dates back to the 13th century, when the Dutch played a game called "colf" or "kolf" with...
The Sinister Reason why Texas and Oklahoma have a weird northern border
Inedependent Texas Texas had been independent until 1845 since breaking free from Mexico in 1836. Now, Texas had had a long history of slavery, and...
Did you know that Titanic had an older unsinkable sister? The story of RMS Olympic
The Unsinkable Trio The RMS Olympic, was built in 1911 as the first of the trio of Olympic-class ocean liners from the British White Star Line. The...
Meet history’s hungriest men: Tarrare and Charles Domery
The man who would eat anything Our story begins in Lyon, France 1772, where Tarrare is born to a poor farming family. Little is known about his...
“You have treated me with contempt!” | Read The Oldest Customer Complaint to a Bronze Age Serial Copper Scammer
Ea Nasir traded in copper, a precious resource in the Bronze Age. He sold his copper to customers far and wide. However, his business practices were...
How a homeless beggar became Emperor: The Remarkable Story of Hongwu
Born in 1328 to a family of impoverished peasants, Hongwu defied all odds to rise through the ranks and establish the mighty Ming Dynasty that would...
Yasuke: The Legendary Black Samurai
Our story begins in feudal Japan when, in 1579, a black slave arrived on its shores as a servant to the Italian Jesuit missionary, Alessandro...
The Samurai Englishman: The True Tale of the real life John Blackthorne, William Adams
Born in Gillingham, England, around 1564, Adams, like Blackthorne, craved adventure. He honed his seafaring skills in the Royal Navy before joining...