In August 2018, a conflict broke out in the English Channel between French and British fisherman, in a dispute that centered around environmental laws, French and British nationalism, and Brexit. It became known as “The Scallop Wars”.

Scallop fishermen photo from Wiki Commons
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In the middle of the 19th century, the United States faced a war with a breakaway religious cult that was attempting to establish its own theocracy.

The angel Moroni delivers the Book of Mormon to Joseph Smith
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The last train robbery to occur in Texas happened in 1970. But it wasn’t quite what you may think it was.

Not the place where you’d expect a train robbery
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In 1985, the “Cola Wars” came to a head, in one of the strangest incidents in American business history.

Coca Cola World, Atlanta GA
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