Secrets of history 2024, October

Alexander I Pavlovich (born December 12 (23), 1777 - died November 19 (December 1) 1825) - - Emperor of All Russia. In history, phenomena often occur that leave behind secrets, in order to unravel them, it takes years, or even centuries

The sudden death of Alexander I, who had almost never been ill before, had excellent health, was not yet old (he was not even 48 years old), gave rise to many rumors and legends

On the night of April 15, 1912, three-year-old Michelle and two-year-old Edmond boarded the last boat that departed from the doomed Titanic. But the fact that they left the lost ship was not yet a happy ending to their story

The city of Lublin is one of the most beautiful cities in Poland, which has an interesting and rich history, while being a symbol of an entire era

430 years ago, on August 8, 1588, during the Anglo-Spanish War, the English fleet dealt a strong blow to the Spanish "Invincible Armada"

Under the energy bridge, which is currently being built between mainland Russia and the Republic of Crimea, the builders came across an object of an unknown ancient civilization

Matriarchy - mysterious page in the history of mankind. It is generally accepted that all developed cultures, the material of which researchers can now have at their disposal, were patriarchal. However, not everything is so simple

The human soul for others - darkness. It seems that a person has everything - glory, prosperity, like, live and be happy, but he suddenly, having done an unexpected act, radically changes his life. And often no one knows the reasons for such changes

In January 2006, the media reported sensational news. An ancient map, which a Chinese collector acquired from a Shanghai antique store for only $ 500, clearly indicated that America was not discovered by Columbus

Read the beginning of here. Perhaps the kingdom of Tutankhamun was purely nominal and Egypt was ruled by the priestly elite behind the back of the dummy king? .. So Smenkhkara, Akhenaten's co-ruler, was a nominal person

Historians who collected material regarding Hitler's death have several versions of the fact that Hitler did not actually commit suicide on April 30, 1945, but fled to South America, Antarctica or Tibet with Eva Braun

Has there ever been a period of 300 years in our history? According to the phantom time hypothesis, we were added 3 never existed centuries

After the death of Peter the Great, the Russian throne rarely ended up in the hands of the heirs of Russian descent. You can say almost never

In the ancient fortress of Krak de Chevalier in the province of Homs, archaeologists have discovered a walled up room. The caretaker of the castle, Muhammad Hariri, told the journalists about this. "When we were clearing the corridors, we saw a hole in the wall, and behind it some kind of space

Scientists have unexpectedly discovered on one of England's oldest ships traces of the Middle East supplying oil and petroleum products to its current European customers as early as the 7th century AD, according to an article published in PLoS One

Even 100 years ago, black flags were flying on the shores of this tiny island near Crete. They warned every ship that passed by: it is forbidden to land on the shore on pain of death. No, no, the island was not a haven for Mediterranean pirates

Sometimes the war brings unexpected surprises. More often unpleasant, for example, in Syria we have almost lost the unique monuments of culture and architecture. However, there is some good news

We know much less than we think about the reasons that push us to eat what we eat. And this mystery is not only about scientists

Surely, you have heard more than once about the tricks of hooligans who cut the seats on the bus or broke the windows in the train. "Here are the vandals!" you thought, shaking your head disapprovingly. This word has become so widely used that we rarely think about its origin

In those days, when the Pangea supercontinent was just formed from shifting tectonic plates, and volcanoes ruled on Earth, one of the greatest catastrophes of biological life occurred - the Great Extinction

In the history of earthly life, scientists have counted up to 11 mass extinctions of flora and fauna, 5 of which greatly changed the appearance of our biosphere

On the Internet in many places you can find just such a similar story, about the feat of the famous reconnaissance group of 25 fighters. Among the group were German defectors who hated Hitler

The history of relations between Germany and the Soviet Union in the period preceding the outbreak of World War II gave rise to many legends and rumors, providing abundant food for numerous conspiracy theories

On October 17, 1888, the Russian telegraph reported the tragic news: on the section of the Kursk-Kharkov-Azov railway, near the Borki station, located seven miles south of Kharkov, a train crashed, on which Emperor Alexander II

One of the SS units was tasked with finding and developing alternative energy sources that would save the Third Reich from the shortage of liquid and solid fuels

For quite a long time, many foreign experts have been trying to distort the history of Russia

In the Middle Ages, the Norwegians who traveled to the northeast mentioned a rich country - Biarmia, where everything is enough, and people know how to conjure. Information about it is found in other sources that placed it in different parts of modern Russia

Many writers and filmmakers romanticize piracy as an adventure full of adventures, big drunks and a hunt for untold riches on the lost islands

Jonathan Swift - was born on November 30, 1667, on October 19, 1745 (77 years old) In 1678 or 1679, on the banks of the river, a boy - and this was Jonathan Swift - was fishing

Studying the history of the penetration of the Nazis into Antarctica, one more aspect should be considered

For many centuries in a row in Russia there was a ban on the consumption of veal. It was even tougher than the Jewish ban on eating pork. Having eaten young beef, a Russian man risked goodbye to life

Guy Caligula can be called one of the most controversial political figures in world history. There are so many speculations about the short period of his reign that it is very difficult to distinguish them from the truth

In the summer of 1668, a detachment of archers, 125 people, appeared under the walls of the Solovetsky Monastery. They looked confused: it seemed that the archers themselves did not understand why they were brought here

Burnt heads of people, strange masks, traces of rituals and so on - all this was part of the cult. People said that all the items were part of the rituals. By the way, they were most often found hidden in churches and museums

Mechanical devices to decapitate prisoners on death row have been used in Europe for centuries. However, the guillotine was most widely used in France during the French Revolution

“Balloon train? How, I remember, - the old railroad worker told me. - There was a lot of noise. And then everything calmed down at once, like there was nothing. Everything is forgotten. " And it is true, there are almost no witnesses of that epic with the ball train

At the initial stage of statehood (IX - XI centuries), the commodity exchange of Rus both with the West and with the East, was often accompanied by campaigns and bloody struggle

Russky Island, located in the Pacific Ocean, got its name from the light hand of Count N.N.Muravyev-Amursky. Over the centuries-old history of the island, everything has happened - ups and downs, prosperity and decline

This question is far from idle, given that the capabilities of modern instrumental dating methods are not able to provide researchers with accurate data on the time of a particular historical event

This sparsely populated country is mostly a frozen desert, but it is also one of the safest countries in the world and has a unique culture