Nostradamus: Which of his predictions came true? - Sky HISTORY
3. 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'.
Gandhi's Salt March, the protest that changed Indian history
Gandhi’s idea was to lead a march about salt. At the time, the British Empire had a stranglehold on salt in India. The essential mineral was heavily taxed by the colonial power, and Indians could even be jailed for daring to make salt themselves. For Gandhi, the issue encapsulated the wicked tyranny of colonialism.
The 19 greatest mysteries in history | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
2. Skinwalker Ranch. Whilst the location of Curse of Skinwalker Ranch continues to mystify the modern world, the famous American ranch has a spooky history that dates back hundreds of years.. Although the sprawling ranch, situated in the Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah, was officially established back in the early 1930s, the land on which it was built is said to have been cursed since the 1800s.
How the Nazis lost WW2: Four major turning points
The failure of Operation Barbarossa. Though Hitler and Stalin had signed a non-aggression pact in 1939, that marriage of convenience was spectacularly annulled when the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941. Stalin was stunned by the move, which opened up a 1,800-mile front and proved to be the biggest military operation in history.
The biggest conspiracy theories in history
The Illuminati are the go-to villains of countless conspiracy theories. They are the ultimate ‘shadowy elite’, secretly installing world leaders, manipulating financial markets, and generally behaving like a sprawling network of Bond villains. The truth is rather more mundane, however. There was a real group known as the Illuminati, but ...
How to watch 'The Curse of Oak Island' season 11 in the UK
In a monumental new season, Rick and Marty are closer than ever before to finding their answers. The Lagina brothers and the rest of their team return for an 11th season of The Curse of Oak Island as they continue their quest to solve the island’s mystery and uncover its treasure once and for all. Is it pirate treasure, a Viking hoard, a ...
History of WW2: How Bletchley Park cracked the Enigma Code
During World War II, Germany believed that its secret codes for radio messages were indecipherable to the Allies. However, the meticulous work of code breakers based at Britain's Bletchley Park cracked the secrets of German wartime communication, and played a crucial role in the final defeat of Germany. The Enigma story began in the 1920s, when ...
The Kaiser, the Tsar and King George V - cousins at war in WWI
Tsar Nicholas II Biography. Born on 18th May 1868 at Alexander Palace in Russia, Nicholas was related to several monarchs in Europe, including being cousins with King George V of Britain and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Nicholas and George looked uncannily similar. In 1894, Nicholas married Princess Alix of Hesse, one of Queen Victoria’s ...
What does Nostradamus predict for 2024? | Sky HISTORY TV …
What did he get right about 2022 and 2023? The world has been shaken by seismic economic shifts in recent times, with the soaring cost of living affecting everything from food to fuel. Nostradamus seemed to have seen this coming with his grim prediction: ‘So high will the bushel of wheat rise / That man will be eating his fellow man’.
Baba Vanga’s predictions for 2024 | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
Here are some of her most significant predictions for 2024. Often described as the Nostradamus of the modern age, Baba Vanga was a Bulgarian mystic whose alleged prophetic abilities first brought her to public attention in the midst of World War II. Blind since childhood, yet apparently able to see far into the future, she soon became a highly ...