The 19 greatest mysteries in history | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
WEBThe Amber Room: The world's greatest lost treasure. 6. DB Cooper. On 24th November 1971, a man who had given his name as Dan Cooper boarded a plane in Portland, Oregon heading for Seattle, Washington. Wearing a black raincoat over a dark suit with a clip-on necktie, Cooper had with him a black attaché case.
Nostradamus: Which of his predictions came true? - Sky HISTORY
WEB3. The Coming of Adolf Hitler. Nostradamus has been credited with quite a few 20th Century predictions, and the rise of Adolf Hitler is often cited as one of them. And, to be fair, his writings do provoke a slight chill of recognition. ' From the depths of the West of Europe,' Nostradamus wrote, 'A young child will be born of poor people'.
Baba Vanga: Which of her predictions came true? - Sky HISTORY
WEBBaba Vanga: The Balkan Nostradamus who predicted Chernobyl and 9/11. Many years before, in 1969, Baba Vanga had a vision of Gandhi, saying 'The dress will destroy her. I see an orange-yellow dress in the smoke and fire.'. On the fateful day the bodyguards opened fire, Indira Gandhi was indeed wearing a saffron-hued saree.
What does Nostradamus predict for 2024? | Sky HISTORY TV …
WEBIn a book published back in the mid-2000s, bestselling Nostradamus commentator Mario Reading asserted that Nostradamus foresaw the death of Queen Elizabeth II in the year 2022. While this did indeed come to pass, it’s probably more of a testament to Reading’s clairvoyance than Nostradamus’, since there’s little in the quatrains that could really be interpreted as pointing to the death ...
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD - Sky HISTORY
WEBAt 1 pm on 24 August, Mount Vesuvius announced its awakening with a violent eruption. An enormous dark cloud shrouded the blue sky above the volcano. The column of volcanic pumice, hot gasses and ash, pushed upwards of 9 miles into the atmosphere and spread across the skyline like black ink on blotting paper.
Life in the Führerbunker: Hitler's final days - Sky HISTORY
WEBNews reached him that Benito Mussolini had been captured, executed and his body hanged upside down from a lamppost in Milan. Determined not to share the same humiliation, Hitler decided to end his life. Eva Braun told Hitler she would die alongside him. For her unerring loyalty, Hitler finally decided to marry her.
6 conspiracy theories about the death of Princess Diana debunked
WEB2. The driver was part of the conspiracy. If Mohamed Al-Fayed’s claims were to be believed, MI6 conducted a covert operation to have Diana’s car crash. Central to that claim is the theory that Henri Paul, the driver of the car, was an informant for the security services who may even have deliberately caused the crash.
When is Easter 2025 and when are the school holidays?
WEBWhat dates are the school Easter holidays in 2025? While all the adults only get two days off work on Good Friday (18th April) and Easter Monday (20th April), most of the nation's children can get a full two weeks off school. Exact term dates alternate by school and region, but the Easter holidays in 2025 will likely fall between 7th April - 21th April.
The Filthy Few: 10 facts about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
WEBThe Hells Angels were founded in Fontana, California on 17th March 1948, not by the late Ralph ‘Sonny’ Berger as is often believed. The inception is usually credited to motorcycle enthusiast Otto Friedli though this has been disputed and denied by Friedli himself. Supposedly, Otto borrowed the name from Arvid Olsen, a former vet who’d ...
Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea - a short history
WEBRussia invaded Crimea on 20 February 2014, officially marking the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The 2014 Crimean referendum is regarded by the UN as illegal because the whole of Ukraine is required to vote and both options on the ballot would have resulted in a separation from Ukraine. Putin’s Gamble: Crimea Invasion is a ...