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The Great Fire of London began today and raged across the city, starting from a small bakery on Pudding Lane. What was a small fire turned into a massive inferno that raged for four days. It ended up destroying large parts of the city with an estimated 13,200 houses and countless other important buildings like… Read More »The Day London Burned: Inside Samuel Pepys’ Secret Diary of the Great Fire

Today marks the honoring of the brother of Jesus, John the Baptist for his Martyrdom. He remains a key figure in the early Christian church, being responsible for the baptism of Jesus and countless other Christians. For his faith, he was persecuted and later beheaded by King Herod under the orders of Herodias’s daughter. Although… Read More »The Letter Which Made John the Baptist A Martyr

During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Long Island took place. This was the British Empire’s response to the Declaration of Independence. Despite George Washington’s best efforts to control the situation, the battle ended in defeat and Washington retreated from the city. Letter Reporting Defeat The Battle of Long Island marked a major event… Read More »George Washington’s Urgent Letter After His Retreat

With more and more of the world being discovered, European explorers traveled in search of new lands. Among them was British sea captain, James Cook. This expedition would land him on the coast of Australia which he would claim for Great Britain. This journey was immortalized in his journal which highlighted his observations and findings… Read More »The Document Which Turned Australia Into A British Colony

Paris and the entirety of France had been under German occupation since June 1940 marking one of the Allies’ greatest defeats at the start of the war. Although the French government continued to exist in exile, one of their main goals was to avenge their defeat and recapture their homeland. Thankfully the success of D-Day… Read More »The Day Paris Rose Again: The Letter That Ended an Era of Darkness

Almost two and a half centuries ago, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica on August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica. Although from an unremarkable family in an unremarkable part of France, within three decades he would become the emperor of the largest Empire in Europe and challenge the balance of power on… Read More »Letter That Turned France Into An Empire

With the end of WWII, the former colonies of the European powers now clamored for independence, and among the loudest voices came from India one of Great Britain’s largest colonies. They finally achieved that freedom in 1947 after almost 200 years of colonial rule. This independence was marked by a speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s… Read More »The Letter Which Sealed Indian Independence

There is exciting news among historians as a set of ancient Babylonian tablets have recently been uncovered and translated. These tablets were said to have discussed astronomical predictions that revealed the fates of dynasties and empires. These would be warnings to the people of these lands, explaining what they must do to avoid destruction. The… Read More »Ancient Babylonian Tablet Translation Reveals Disturbing Predictions

On August 9, 1945, the United States made the difficult decision to drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This was seen as their effort to shock Japan into surrendering in WWII. Japan previously refused to surrender, but the dropping of the atomic bombs finally convinced them to lay down their weapons with this somber letter.… Read More »The Somber Letter That Ended WWII

On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan in an attempt to force the Empire’s surrender. This event marked the first use of nuclear weapons and changed the history of war forever, ushering in the Nuclear Age. Even back then, the US… Read More »Truman’s Shocking Letter on Hiroshima