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Bernard Montgomery watches the actions unfold from a tank

The battles of El Alamein: The turning point of WWII
Dr. Marcel Petiot in court

Marcel Petiot: A Serial Killer in Nazi Paris
Marty Lagina looks at Craig Tester while he's speaking at the round table

Who is Craig Tester? The engineer solving Oak Island’s puzzle
Erfurt Cathedral

The Erfurt Latrine Disaster: History’s grossest tragedy?
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VE DAY 80

A large number of young people celebrate VE Day on a car in London 1945
VE Day 80: When is VE Day 2025?

When is VE Day 2025? Learn when and how to celebrate VE Day 80 and what this date means.
Churchill shows the 'Victory' symbol to the crowd on VE Day
The truth behind Winston Churchill’s ‘V’ sign

Churchill’s V sign is an iconic symbol of VE Day. Where did this symbol come from? We explore its history.
A German U-Boat surrender to the US Navy
The Nazis who surrendered after VE Day

Germany surrendered to the Allies on 8th May 1945, but some of the Nazis tried to fight on. Learn how they ended up surrendering long after Germany lost.

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Building the Death Railway: How POWs constructed the Burma Railway
A number of flat-topped pyramids in Sudan

Why does Sudan have so many pyramids?
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Spring

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The 10 hottest temperatures in UK history
A woman in a meadow wearing a flower crown

6 pagan celebrations to welcome spring
A man and a woman made out of flowers on a float during a Bloemencorso Bollenstreek precession

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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

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Ancient Egypt

Replica of the Tutankhamun's funeral mask found in Egypt

The greatest pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
A Sarcophagus coffin inside an Ancient Egyptian tomb

The curse of King Tutankhamun and the mummy's tomb
Egyptian mummy close up detail with hieroglyphs in background

5 strangest things found inside pyramids  
The statue of Ramses II Illuminated at night in the temple of Luxor

10 ancient facts about Ramses the Great
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Prophecies

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Prophet Warnings: 9 intriguing predictions from history
Sinking of the Titanic Illustration

6 premonitions of disasters that came true
A 1686 engraving of Mother Shipton

Yorkshire's Nostradamus: The life and prophecies of Mother Shipton
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7 times the world was predicted to end 
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