Secrets of history 2024, October
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in the family of a customs officer and a peasant woman. The young family wandered from place to place until they bought a house on the outskirts of Leonding. There is still controversy over the name of the Fuhrer, since previous generations were, apparently, illiterate and wrote down their last name in various variations, which led to phonetic and graphic distortion
Today it is impossible to imagine your life without a mirror. Almost every girl has a mirror in her purse, not to mention apartments where you can definitely find a reflective surface
This summer, a silver mirror of the Golden Horde era with the image of al-Burak and an Arabic inscription was found in Transnistria
The great Italian had original views not only on astronomy, but also on religion. Why was the genius scientist of the Renaissance sent to the stake? Because he argued that the Earth revolves around the Sun and is generally round?
Few people know that the modern police actually appeared not so long ago. The first guardian of the law began their official activities in the 1800s
Practically few people know today that Baikonur is not the first Soviet cosmodrome. The first was laid in the north of the Astrakhan region in the town of Kapustin Yar
February 1917 The First World War has been going on for two and a half years, which by this time had acquired a protracted nature. Millions of armies of all the belligerent countries are literally rotting in the trenches, unable to move forward
This is one of the most interesting mysteries of the twentieth century, giving rise to many contradictory rumors. According to legend, in 1943 in Philadelphia, the US military allegedly tried to create a ship invisible to enemy radars
In 1943, the American Navy carried out the "Rainbow" project on the invisibility of the ship for radars using Tesla generators. It later became known as the Philadelphia Experiment
In the midst of World War II, an experiment was carried out in the United States, once known as "Philadelphia". As a result, the destroyer Eldridge became invisible. Details of that fantastic story still surface today
In the history of shipbuilding, there are few ships that have become famous. Moreover, to expect the same from an ordinary destroyer during the Second World War
In 1943, the most unusual teleportation happened. The US destroyer Eldridge disappeared from its mooring in the port of Philadelphia and reappeared a few minutes later. The US military is said to have conducted a series of teleportation experiments
According to legend, on October 28, 1943, during one of the studies of the US Navy, the destroyer "Eldridge" allegedly instantly moved from one naval shipyard to another "Philadelphia Experiment" - one of the most popular legends among ufologists and many
In the now distant 1984, the world screens came out with a fictional film "The Philadelphia Experiment", based, as it is believed today, on the real events of seventy years ago
July 18 - one more reason to remember the sinking of the Titanic: on this day in 1867, one of the most famous surviving passengers was born, and was born, apparently, under a lucky star
Throughout human history, descriptions of flying ships have appeared, strange creatures that seem to have arrived from other planets. In addition to the ancient texts, there are various images of the Sumerians, Mayans and other peoples.In these drawings and frescoes, there are objects and creatures that in the modern world are associated with extraterrestrial civilizations, although their existence has not been proven by science
Petr Ershov finished writing the book when he was 18 years old. The originality of this work is that the fairy tale, which has not lost its popularity to this day, has become the last outstanding chapter in the writer's work.All this leads to some reflections, and fans of mystical stories do find hidden meanings in "The Little Humpbacked Horse"
Mitla - (or rather Mictlan = city of the dead) - a village famous for its ancient ruins in Mexico, in the state of Oaxaca, the site of the ancient Aztec city of Yoo-paa, from which the remains of 4 large palaces and two temple pyramids have survived
In the penultimate week of January 2016, American archaeologists identified the place of execution of the Salem witches, and climatologists declared the past year to be the hottest on record
Many ancient artifacts are so interesting to study that after finding some information in them, a search begins to compare these data with what is in various scriptures. Recently, experts have discovered an altar that bears a record of the war against the Kingdom of Israel
The forever young Countess, whose name is mentioned immediately after Dracula's name when it comes to vampires. Erzsebet (Elisabeth, Elisabeth) Bathory is a Hungarian countess who has been distinguished by her amazing beauty since childhood
Charles V (born 24 February 1500 - died 21 September 1558) Holy Roman Emperor. Spanish king from the Habsburg dynasty. The last emperor officially crowned by the pope
It is hardly possible to tell, even briefly, about everyone. We have selected seven of the most likely options. Russian America is not included because it was already a Russian colony for a long time
Excavations were carried out in the Kyz-Aul necropolis, which experts call a multi-storey cemetery
In 1969, Kazakh archaeologists made a unique discovery: in one of the ancient burial mounds they found a "golden man" who immediately became famous throughout the world
Imagine: you have planted potatoes (turnip, carrot, cabbage). They fought for the harvest to bloody calluses, tore their backs, burned the fifth point in the sun, weeding and hilling the beds
Treasures of the Nibelungs, “ Song of the Nibelungs ” - a German heroic epic poem written at the beginning of the 13th century by an unknown author. It contains 39 parts (songs)
The first capital, the city of Slovensk, was founded in 2409 BC … The war against Russia has been going on for a very long time and very, very successfully. Of course, not on the battlefields, where we have always hit everyone and very painfully, but where the West has always won and continues to win - in information wars.T
It was on the island of Cyprus that the cult of the goddess Aphrodite arose. Here the first temple in Greece was erected in her honor, around which the ancient city grew up - Pathos
In Search of the Elixir Nowadays, about the elixir of immortality, mankind knows for sure only one thing - that it was. But his recipe seems to be lost
We draw information about early Russian history from the chronicles. And what, in fact, do we know about them? To this day, researchers cannot come to a common opinion, both about their authorship and about their objectivity. Who is the author?
The legendary city of Kitezh could exist. On Lake Svetloyar in the Voskresensky District, Nizhny Novgorod archaeologists have discovered traces of a medieval settlement
Shafirov Petr Pavlovich (1669,?, - 1739, Petersburg), baron (since 1710), Russian statesman, diplomat. Born into a Jewish family. Shafirov's father, Shaya Sapsaev, during the Russian-Polish war of 1654 - 1667
You can read the following story on the Internet: The North Atlantic, the endless ocean is calm and lazy, and a buoy is floating among the smooth ice waves, there is an old telephone on it and it rings endlessly
Archaeologists excavating the City of David in Jerusalem find evidence of the historical accuracy of a Bible passage
“Who would have known about this man if not for the Bible? Where is there even one mention of him outside the great book? Nowhere! And this gives reason to believe that the existence of King David is an invention of the ancient chroniclers
Laika's journey into earth's orbit was a landmark moment in human history. This became evidence that we can reach the stars without fear of perishing in the atmosphere. Triumph? Without a doubt
Shulgan-Tash, or Kapova cave, needs no special introduction. This is one of the most famous and popular both among researchers and tourists, a natural attraction of the Southern Urals in the area of the Belaya River
In the 11,000-year-old caves between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, hundreds of "witch tracks" have been found. Some even consider this place to be the entrance to Hell. According to experts, all signs inscribed on stones are intended to stop evil spirits
An ancient prophecy says: "He who wields this Spear and understands what forces it serves, holds the fate of the world in his hands - good or evil"