Que s'est-il passé le jour de Noel 1914 ?

En l’an 69 après Jésus-Christ, Rome traverse l’une des périodes les plus chaotiques de son histoire : « l’année des quatre empereurs ». En quelques mois, Galba, Othon, Vitellius puis Vespasien se disputent le pouvoir. Parmi eux, Vitellius va laisser une réputation particulièremen ...  Show more

En 1944, près de 100 000 Afro-Américains servent dans la marine américaine. Pourtant, aucun n’est encore officier. La Navy reste alors profondément ségrégée, et une partie de sa hiérarchie doute ouvertement que des marins noirs puissent exercer des fonctions de commandement. C’es ...  Show more

During the holiday season, learn about a rare moment of peace during the First World War. On Christmas Eve 1914, troops on both the Allied and German sides ceased fighting and instead came together and celebrated. Learn more about how the truce came about and hear first-hand acco ...  Show more

It’s Christmas eve, 1914. On the Western Front, a British soldier peers out across No Man’s Land. A sound catches his attention – not artillery fire, but music. The enemy are singing Silent Night. The Christmas Truce of 1914 remains a unique historical anomaly. But how did these ...  Show more

Amid the bloodshed of World War I, the Pope pled for a truce on Christmas Day. The commanding powers refused the truce, but soldiers across Europe crossed battle lines to spend Christmas the enemy. Check out our HowStuffWorks article to learn more.

It’s Christmas eve, 1914. On the Western Front, a British soldier peers out across No Man’s Land. A sound catches his attention – not artillery fire, but music. The enemy are singing Silent Night. The Christmas Truce of 1914 remains a unique historical anomaly. But how did these ...  Show more