All About History

14/11/2025

The well-preserved reindeer trap may be unique in Europe.

14/11/2025

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13/11/2025

ALAN SHEPARD - THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOLF ON THE MOON 🏌️

The first American in space, Alan Shepard also famously played golf on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission. Following the second world war, Shepard became a test pilot before he was accepted as an astronaut in 1959 one of the seven 'Mercury' astronauts (the name given to the first phase of the American space program).

Shepard's later game of golf on the moon may have seemed like a bit of fun, but was actually an experiment to showcase the gravitational differences between earth and the moon. His club was a modified sample collection device with the head of a Power 6-Iron attached to it.

Following his career at NASA Shepard chaired the Mercury 7 Foundation which offered scholarships to students with an interest in engineering and science.

Image Credit: Wiki/ NASA (Public Domain)

12/11/2025

A previously unknown Indigenous population lived in central Argentina for nearly 8,500 years, a new genetic study finds.

12/11/2025

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11/11/2025

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human relatives.

11/11/2025

ON THIS DAY IN 1918 - The First World War Ended

On this day in 1918, the armistice between the Allied and Central Powers came into effect and, at 11am, a ceasefire took place. The war had broken out four years earlier after the shooting of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand led to global conflict, as allied nations all rushed to the other's defense. Much bloodshed occured on the Western Front, as British and German troops became mired in trench warfare, each fighting the other for small gains of land.

But by the end of 1918, Germany found itself in a perilous position. Many of its allies were no longer fighting and the German army itself was in a bad way, short of both manpower and equipment. The 100 Days Offensive by Allied troops finally managed to push the German forces back, making their position disturbingly clear.

With little other choice, Germany signed an armistice. According to The National World War One Museum and Memorial they agreed to total demilitarization, that all troops would leave France, Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine and that all prisoners of war would be freed.

By the war's end some 15 to 22 million people were said to have died in the conflict. This horrendous number of casualties, widespread destruction and the development of disturbing modern weapons such as gas and tanks, horrified the globe. The conflict earned the nickname, 'the war to end all wars' though sadly this would not be the case.

Officially, the war did not come to an end until a year later, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The harsh terms of the treaty were considered to be a key factor in the road to the Second World War, as Adolf Hi**er exploited the deep resentment felt by the German Population. In particular, the War Guilt Clause, which stated that Germany accepted total responsibility for the conflict, led the German public to feel they had been betrayed by their politicians into accepting blame.

Image Credit: Wiki/ Imperial War Museums/ Geoffrey Malins (Public Domain)

10/11/2025

The uniquely shaped iron surgery implement dates to the fourth to third centuries B.C.

10/11/2025

Two voids found on the eastern face of Menkaure's pyramid may indicate the presence of a second entrance.

10/11/2025

Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.

10/11/2025

Drone footage and on-the-ground excavations high in the Andes are revealing what the Chincha Kingdom and Inca Empire may have used these holes for centuries ago.

09/11/2025

Archaeologists have discovered a ram-shaped tea pot and one of the oldest old wine presses in the world that date to the time of the Canaanites during the Bronze Age.