History & Military History
World wars, the Cold War, ancient and medieval history, military technology, Dutch history and the past behind today’s news.
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The birth of Jodrell Bank
On an English field in 1957, the final touches were made to what was then the largest radio telescope in the world.
The 88 - Foe of Tanks and Planes Alike - Nazi Rearmament 07
Join the TimeGhost Army and enable us continue producing historically rigorous documentaries: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory The German 8.8-centimeter Flak began as a heavy anti-aircraft gun, but war repeatedly dragged it into new roles. It shot at bombers, destroyed tanks, smashed bunkers, supported infantry, and eventually defended the collapsing Reich from Allied armies advancing into Germany. Its origins, however, predated the Nazis. Developed through clandestine cooperation between Krupp and the Swedish firm Bofors, the Flak 18 emerged from Weimar Germany’s efforts to evade the military restrictions imposed after the First World War. The Nazis inherited that expertise, expanded production enormously, and turned the “Eighty-Eight” into one of the most famous weapons of the Second World War. From Spain and France to North Africa, the Eastern Front, and the air defense of German cities, the 88 earned a formidable reputation. But how much of that reputation was deserved? Was it really an unparalleled anti-tank weapon, or has later mythology exaggerated its contribution? In this German rearmament special, we examine the development, production, deployment, capabilities, limitations, and strategic effect of the Flak 18, Flak 36, Flak 37, and the substantially redesigned Flak 41. This is the history behind the legend: an impressive piece of engineering employed in support of Nazi Germany’s war of conquest and genocide. Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow our Moderators on Instagram! Spartacus Olsson: https://www.instagram.com/spartacusolsson/ Indiana Neidell: https://www.instagram.com/indy_neidell/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson Direct
Saturday Matinee: Old Gossip
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we spill the tea about Adolf Hitler's secretary, Traudl Junge. Link to Old Gossip: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FQjH4M4yG9wAtDWwsBqBY Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
Did the Nazis Really Build a UFO-Shaped Plane? #shorts #OOTF
Did Nazi Germany really build a UFO-shaped aircraft during World War II? Sort of. The bizarre Sack AS 6 was a circular-wing experimental aircraft built by Arthur Sack, but it wasn’t a secret Nazi fighter. It was a private, unarmed prototype that struggled through repeated takeoff attempts and never achieved sustained flight. Germany did develop something far more advanced: the Horten Ho 229, an experimental jet-powered flying wing designed as a fighter-bomber. Its futuristic shape has since inspired claims that it was an early stealth aircraft, although evidence that it was deliberately designed for stealth remains disputed. So: one flying beer mat, one revolutionary flying wing—and absolutely no Nazi spacecraft. #WW2 #AviationHistory #HortenHo229 #History #Shorts Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH. #timeghost #timeghost #history #historical #history #worldwartwohistory #worldwartwo #ww2 #ww2history #historymatters #maps #cartography #camo
Why did Charles V split up his empire? (Short Animated Documentary)
Emperor-King Charles V was the overlord and ruler of a lot of European territory as well as the growing Spanish Empire in the Americas, too. Most monarchs at this point just passed everything they owned to their heir but when Charles abdicated in 1556, he split his empire up. Giving his Austrian lands and the Holy Roman Empire to his brother, Ferdinand and giving his Spanish lands, souther Italy, the Netherlands and Milan to his son, Philip. So why did he do this? Why split his empire up and not just give it all to his son and heir? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A special thanks to my Patreon supporters below: SirJoe Ralliston Jarrod Gerke MajesticFirebird Ryan Schindeler CharÉTS robert lalonde Abdel Mouzahir Steven B Michael Kram Leonard Frank David J. Bever Chris Maddox Leland John Paul Garai Andrew Kendall Blake Cerin Jake Schultz Donald Weaver Colm Byrne Adam Probert John Orr Joel Wasserman Joell Bel Juan Castillo Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel Mik Scheper Sean Long Mario Peshev erez87 Nathan Ngumi Wolf Robert Brockway Sean Uzar Serius_Loyola Yosef Waysman Allen R Ian M William Maywood Jonny Minogue Matt Busch Juan Benet Leena Al-Souki JasonVandeventer Ted Ingram Hidamarisou - Webnovel translations Warren Rudkin The Funks Ron Johnson Will Sullivan William Adderholdt Jesse Plung Ted Parsons Ben Jambor Carr Nyuli Severak Mark Ploegstra Joshportunities Jonathan Niehaus SketerK Tony Belmonte Brian Giordano Shakira David Spellmeyer Andreas Mosand Tim Stone Carl Blanton blei95 Robert Meehan Joseph Hutchins D. Mahlik tegsirat BattleGoat Studios Tom Ebert P Marino Rob Rollins bakedbread Contdoko12 Matt Reed Patty Culp Alex G. A. J. Smart Harrison Wiener Colin Cecil Hunter Bayliss Liquid Chief Joseph Reinsch Richard Wolfe Steve Schroeder Jacob Damon Sethars Joshua Schneider C. C. C. Charles Kwiatkowski Ali Sadighian Blue Cardinal Virtual History Museum Seth Anthony McCann T. c. north Jane Sumpter Jagamuffin george tyler Mario Mejia
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
September 25, 1066. King Harold of England defeats a Viking invasion at a tumultuous battle near York. This episode originally aired in 2025. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
Harold Riley: Painting Nelson Mandela
Harold Riley was the only artist in the world given the opportunity to paint Nelson Mandela from life.
508 – The Reformation Begins
The King was triumphant and his older brother was, if we’re taking the King’s word for it, retired and happily living in the lap of luxury… and most of the King’s other enemies were either imprisoned, dead, or keeping their heads down for fear of the King throwing them into the lap of luxury, too. The post 508 – The Reformation Begins first appeared on The British History Podcast.
Stonewall Remembrance Removed | Recently Deleted History
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The Roman Emperor Who Spread Christianity Most Was Arguably Augustus (Even Though He Died in 14 AD)
Rome seemed fundamentally opposed to Christianity in the first century. After all, the empire fed Christians to lions, taxed their communities, and crucified their followers, making Rome look like the natural enemy of everything the new faith stood for. Christians returned the hostility in the Book of Revelation, where Rome appears as Babylon, “the Mother of Harlots,” a doomed empire whose destruction will clear the way for God’s eternal kingdom. But what’s surprising is that many ancient Christians argued the exact opposite.
The Black Friday Gold Market Scandal
September 24, 1869. A conspiracy between two investors to force up the price of gold triggers a financial crisis in America known as Black Friday. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
Kinder Scout mass trespass
In 1932, hundreds of walkers organised a mass trespass on Kinder Scout, the highest point in England's Peak District.
Great Battles That Changed the World by TimeGhost
Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ After bringing you the most extensive coverage of World War Two ever created, TimeGhost is about to bring you Great Battles That Changed the World... and Some That Didn’t. I’m Spartacus Olsson. This is my next big project, and I want you to join me. Battles are fascinating in themselves, but great battles also act like burning glasses, focusing the problems humanity has faced into one fiery, dramatic moment. They reveal how we became who we are, what we might learn from those who came before us, and how we can become who we aspire to be. We will travel from the wars of antiquity through medieval Europe and imperial China, the Thirty Years’ War, the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, the American Civil War, both World Wars, and beyond. But we won’t examine only what happened on the battlefield. We’ll explore the weapons and technology, military organization, personalities, politics, tactics, and strategy, and, crucially, how each battle changed the world, or failed to change it. Sometimes a battle forces history to choose between two paths, and that choice continues to shape our lives today. Sometimes it leads to progress. More often, it merely exchanges one road for another, with new trials and tragedies ahead. And some great battles change almost nothing. Yet they too can teach us about defense, resistance, courage, and the terrible futility of war. Starting in January 2027, I will bring you one new battle every week in long-format videos and Shorts on the TimeGhost channel, thoroughly researched and as academically accurate as possible, with seldom-covered details, maps, graphics, and everything necessary to bring the history alive. Meanwhile, I’ll also continue bringing you new World War Two content every week, and Indy will continue the Korean War. Producing all of this at the quality you expect takes a team, facilities, and
The Search for Saudi Oil Begins
September 23, 1933. Geologists from Standard Oil of California arrive in Saudi Arabia to begin the search for oil, which will eventually uncover vast amounts of the resource and change the fortunes of Saudi Arabia forever. This episode originally aired in 2025. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
The gathering that helped shape decolonisation
The Fifth Pan-African Congress was held in Manchester, England, in 1945, helping to shape the post-war struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination. Prominent black activists, intellectuals and trade union leaders from around the world attended, including Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta, who would later become the leaders of independent Ghana and Kenya.
Were Hitler and Stalin Allies in 1939? #OOTF #shorts
Were Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union actually allies when they divided Poland in 1939? The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was formally a non-aggression agreement, not a conventional military alliance. But its secret protocol divided Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence and provided for the partition of Poland. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded from the east on September 17. Their armies fought separate campaigns, but their governments had already agreed on spheres of influence and subsequently formalized the partition of Poland. So whether historians call the relationship an alliance, partnership or collaboration, one thing isn’t disputed: Germany and the Soviet Union cooperated in dismantling the Polish state. But if both invaded Poland, why did Britain and France declare war on Germany—and not the Soviet Union? Watch our original World War Two episode from September 22, 2018, linked in this Short. #WW2 #WorldWar2 #MolotovRibbentropPact #History #shorts Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH. #timeghost #timeghost #history #historical #history #worldwartwohistory #worldwartwo #ww2 #ww2history #historymatters #maps #cartography #camo
5,000 Years of Punctuation: Why It Terrified Roman Scholars and Started a Russian Revolution
The first punctuation mark was a triangular symbol pressed into clay somewhere in Mesopotamia. Spaces between words were unknown for millennia, until a group of Irish monks pioneered them in the eighth century. Flash forward 1200 years, and in 1905, Moscow’s typesetters went on strike because a new regulation said they would be paid by alphabetical letter only, excluding commas, full stops, and the spaces between words. Half the work of setting a page is punctuation. The printers refused.
Iraq Invades Iran
September 22, 1980. A surprise attack sparks almost eight years of war in the Middle East. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
‘Baby’ computer is invented
In June 1948, the ‘Baby’ was invented. It was the first stored-program computer, meaning it was the first machine to work like the ones we have today. It was developed in England at the University of Manchester.
EPISODE 120: A Lynching, Columbus Day and Italian Immigration
“[Italians are]… of questionable value from a mental, moral, or physical standpoint.” Anthropologist George Dorsey writing for the Chicago Tribune in 1910. “[Italians are]… biologically incapable of rising either now or through their descendants above the mentality of a 12-year-old child.”
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