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![Statue of Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback located at Napoleon Square in Cherbourg-Octeville, France. The statue is the work of Armand Le Veel.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t6eSGM2vyBg5Dr9yBwAAmZ-320-80.jpg)
Who Was Napoleon Bonaparte?
By Owen Jarus published
The chaos of the French Revolution allowed Bonaparte to use his military prowess to become ruler of much of Europe.
![Three nuclear submarines owned by Russia maneuvered to break through several feet of Arctic ice at the same time.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LDsUcRkMrUQ6RguqbM6Qs3-320-80.jpg)
3 Russian nuclear submarines simultaneously punch through Arctic ice
By Tom Metcalfe published
Here's why the naval maneuver is so tricky.
![Lidar scans revealed thousands of craters in Poland's Koźle Basin, remnants of intense Allied bombings during 1943 and 1944.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p52UyUoJy4ESBNSirW4dDD-320-80.jpg)
6,000 WWII-era bomb craters mapped in Poland
By Mindy Weisberger published
Approximately 40,000 bombs were dropped on Poland's Koźle Basin during WWII, targeting industrial plants operated by the Nazis.
![Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Unim7U6uCeh3Y5Xk3WJXRE-320-80.jpg)
Raising the flag on Iwo Jima: Here's the story behind that iconic World War II photo
By All About History, Tom Garner published
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines raised the U.S. flag over the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. Their photo is one of the most iconic images of World War II.
![This squad of Marines, 2nd Separate Engineer Battalion, Co. B, unloads supplies on Red Beach, Iwo Jima](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fcoe6yLvfxma53eRUq9XbX-320-80.jpg)
The Battle of Iwo Jima: A gruesome victory for the Allied Forces
By All About History, Tom Garner published
Fought on a tiny volcanic island 76 years ago, this brutal clash between American and Japanese forces defined the horror of the Pacific theater.
![During Operation Upshot-Knothole, the U.S. Army exploded 11 nuclear bombs at a test site in Nevada between March and June in 1953. In the last of those tests — code name "Climax" — a 61-kiloton device was detonated on June 4, 1953.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F8HmV4b9qd696vDuzapzLX-320-80.jpg)
Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight
By Mindy Weisberger published
The Doomsday Clock — a hypothetical clock that measures our nearness to utter annihilation, represented by the midnight hour — maintains last year's time.
![Nazis may have tossed this code-making machine overboard during WWII.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tTGX58zL8TrErFaeHDst6V-320-80.jpg)
Nazi 'Enigma' machine found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
By Stephanie Pappas published
Divers trying to remove old fishing nets from the Baltic sea have accidentally stumbled on a Nazi code-making "Enigma" machine.
![A corroding, rusty artillery cannon left over from the Falklands War.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o88CWLFKTtPt4gFXFaPWp4-320-80.jpg)
The Falklands War: Margaret Thatcher's great victory
By Nick Soldinger, History of War magazine published
In 1982, Argentina tried to reclaim the Falkland Islands from Britain, but was unsuccessful.
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