Curated category
Pseudohistory
- Soviet offensive plans controversyThe year 1988 marked the beginning of a historical firestorm when Viktor Suvorov published Icebreaker: Who Started the Second World War.
- History ChannelOn the 1st of January 1995, the History Channel opened its doors to American audiences. The network began as a joint venture between A&E Television Networks…
- Shakespeare authorship questionIn 1840, Thomas Carlyle declared William Shakespeare the chief of all poets hitherto. This sweeping adulation created a cultural dissonance that fueled the…
- AtlantisPoseidon carved the mountain where his love dwelt into a palace and enclosed it with three circular moats of increasing width, varying from one to three…
- Lost Cause of the ConfederacyThe term Lost Cause first appeared in the title of an 1866 book by Virginian journalist Edward A. Pollard, The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War…
- NCERT textbook controversiesThe National Council of Educational Research and Training began its work in 1961 as a government body designed to guide school education across India.