What does Baba Vanga predict for 2025? | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
The Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, often called the ‘Balkan Nostradamus’ is known for her eerie and often cryptic predictions about the future.. Blind since childhood, the clairvoyant was apparently able to see far into the future. She died in 1996 and has since become a cult figure among believers of soothsaying and conspiracy theorists alike.
What does Nostradamus predict for 2025? | Sky HISTORY TV …
Ah Nostradamus. The gift that keeps on giving. The seer that keeps on seeing. Credited with foretelling major world events such as the death of the French king Henry II and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, Nostradamus made countless predictions about the past, the present and the future.. Of course, opinion about his talents remains deeply divided to this very day.
The biggest conspiracy theories in history
The ‘truth’ of 9/11. It was perhaps inevitable that an event as dramatic and devastating as the September 11 attacks would trigger an avalanche of conspiracy theories. Indeed, online commenters were suggesting it was an ‘inside job’ on the very day that terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The history of gladiatorial games in Ancient Rome
Spartacus. Crixus. Commodus. Flamma. Carpophorus. These are the names of the most legendary gladiators in history. From wild animals like tigers, elephants and bears to fellow gladiators clad in helmets, body armour and leather sandals, contestants didn’t fight for medals.
Gorbachev's Reforms: 4 reasons the Soviet Union collapsed
Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, died on 30th August 2022 at the age of 91, following a "long and serious illness".. For much of the 20th century, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world: a vast and seemingly permanent superpower locked …
20 festive facts you didn't know about Christmas - Sky HISTORY
5. Christmas trees have pagan roots. During the time of the winter solstice, pagan homes would be decorated with evergreen branches in the hope of scaring away evil spirits and to remind the occupants that spring was just around the corner.
Mum, Mam, Mom: What do you call your mother? - Sky HISTORY
It’s Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday, on Sunday, 19th March 2023, and already we’re on shaky ground. Which is correct? In some ways, both are right as both Mother’s Day/Mothering Sunday are a sort-of composite, although they have separate origins.. What we do know is that ‘Mother’s Day’ became an official US holiday in 1914 following some intense lobbying from Anna Jarvis of ...
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.
The history of Diwali: The five-day festival of light
The everchanging Festival of Light. Diwali is a five-day festival, and in 2024 it is celebrated between 30th October and 3rd November. Every year the dates of the festival change as the moon's position determines them.
8 brutal acts of Genghis Khan and his successors
2. The crime against the Oirat . Ögedei Khan, son of Genghis Khan, ruled as Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. Like his father, Ögedei loved war, sending the vast Mongol hordes thousands of miles in nearly every direction to fight and expand the empire.