Author: David Ohiorenoya
David Ohiorenoya
David is a passionate history blog writer with a keen eye for the lessons the past holds for the future. He loves showing how historical events have enormous influence on modern societies. When he isn't writing, he is playing video games or table tennis.
“If you, the men of Asante, will not go forward, then we will. We, the women, will,” Yaa Asantewaa thundered…
In the summer of 1553, the throne of England was forced upon a teenager. Her name? Lady Jane Grey. Naturally,…
On March 14, 1937, a screaming headline graced the front page of a leading Soviet Union newspaper: “Enemies of the…
A bomb blast interrupted normal life in Nsukka, a vibrant town in South-Eastern Nigeria. It was July 6, 1967, the…
Before the Holocaust even began, Adolf Hitler was officially yet secretly killing thousands of Germans. Yes, his own people. We…
In 1622, a group of Portuguese colonial officials planned to humiliate a female African diplomat. Her name was Queen Nzinga.…
In 1780, America suffered one of its biggest betrayals. Benedict Arnold, one of its leading commanders in the Revolutionary War,…
In the 1840s, thousands of mothers watched their children die in their arms. The whole nation was helpless. These were…
In Adolf Hitler’s Germany, loyalty was stronger than brotherhood. The Führer demonstrated this on June 30, 1934. That day, he…
Amelia Earhart is still missing! Close to a century later, there’s still no trace of the legendary pilot and her…