In 1945, Japan developed a plot for mass death in America via biological warfare under the innocuous title "Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night." Here's why the plan failed miserably.Xinhua via Getty ImagesUnit 731 personnel conduct a bacteriological test on a child in Nongan County of northeast China’s Jilin Province. November 1940.
The story of World War II has been retold so many times that it might be easy to forget that some of the war’s more obscure horrors still remain unknown to the general public. Read More...
The Harpers Ferry Raid: When Abolitionist John Brown Tried To Start A Slave Revolt Kendrick Foster last year On October 16, 1859, John Brown launched a raid on Harpers Ferry, hoping to inspire a nationwide slave rebellion. He failed, but the Civil War broke out just 18 months later. ncG1vNJzZmiZnKHBqa3TrKCnrJWnsrTAyKeeZ5ufonyiwdOhpqtnm5q7pb7InKJmnp%2Bowaa%2B
Throughout the late 1800s, Ida Lewis braved the waters near Newport, Rhode Island — and saved 18 lives along the way.Wikimedia CommonsIda Lewis
She started saving lives at sea when she was just 12 — and didn’t stop until she was in her 60s. This is the story of Ida Lewis, the lighthouse hero of old Rhode Island.
Becoming The Keeper Of The Lighthouse Ida Lewis was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1842, the daughter of Captain Hosea Lewis, the keeper of the Lighthouse Service at nearby Lime Rock. Read More...
