Ah Nostradamus. The gift that keeps on giving. The seer that keeps on seeing. Credited with foretelling major world events such as the death of the French king Henry II and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, Nostradamus made countless predictions about the past, the present and the future.. Of course, opinion about his talents remains deeply divided to this very day.

The Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, often called the ‘Balkan Nostradamus’ is known for her eerie and often cryptic predictions about the future.. Blind since childhood, the clairvoyant was apparently able to see far into the future. She died in 1996 and has since become a cult figure among believers of soothsaying and conspiracy theorists alike.

3. United Airlines Flight 93 was shot down. According to official reports, the passengers onboard Flight 93 attempted to take back the plane from the hijackers and the subsequent struggle caused the aircraft to crash into an open field in Pennsylvania. As with the Pentagon attack, theorists state that little plane wreckage was actually discovered in the field and the crash site itself was too ...

Nostradamus has been credited by some for predicting the Great Fire of London, the French Revolution, Hiroshima, the assassination of JFK, 9/11 and, of course, the rise of Adolf Hitler.. Here is one version of what he said on the matter: ‘From the depths of the West of Europe, A young child will be born of poor people,

To mark the 60th anniversary of his assassination, Kennedy explores the life and legacy of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. This series takes an intimate look at JFK's early years, his time in World War II, his journey onto the political scene and the dramatic twists and turns of his presidency.

1. William II of England: Reign 1087 – 1100) Known as ‘Rufus’ due to his ruddy complexion and red hair, the third son of William the Conqueror became King of England in 1087 and is assumed to have been gay or bisexual.

One thing we can say for certain is that ex-CIA agent Bob Baer will be listening. For the last few years, Baer has been leading a team of investigators on a manhunt that asks the question, did Hitler survive the Second World War? Hunting Hitler has seen Baer and his team travel across South America on the mission to find evidence that supports the claim the Nazi leader escaped there after WW2.

The ‘truth’ of 9/11. It was perhaps inevitable that an event as dramatic and devastating as the September 11 attacks would trigger an avalanche of conspiracy theories. Indeed, online commenters were suggesting it was an ‘inside job’ on the very day that terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, died on 30th August 2022 at the age of 91, following a "long and serious illness".. For much of the 20th century, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world: a vast and seemingly permanent superpower locked …

3. Alexander the Great . King of Macedonia, empire builder, and one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, Alexander the Great amassed many achievements in his short life. He racked up three wives, while also perhaps finding time to have affairs with men.