Viktor Meyer refined the synthesis of mustard into a more stable form. Mustard gas gained international notoriety during World War I and has been used as a weapon many times. It is nearly impossible ...

Okunoshima has become famous globally as Japan's Instagrammable "Rabbit Island," but little is known about its dark history ...

As of June 2025, the United States Army will be phasing out their Ceremonial Cavalry Units. They will be trying to put 141 ...

Operation Sandcastle was the mission to get rid of a stockpile of more than 71,000 Nazi bombs. In 1936, a German researcher named Gerhard Schrader created the first ever nerve agent by accident.

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The World's Smallest Gas Station in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, with the historic Great Northern Depot in the background. Contributed / Becker County Historical Society and Museum.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Ministers JP Nadda and Kiren Rijijiu, and others arrive ...