Treaty of Tordesillas: The Line Nobody Could Actually Find
Spain and Portugal split the unexplored world with an 1494 line neither side could actually locate, and it took a second treaty 35 years later to finish the job.
Updated 2026-08-30
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Treaties & Conquest
When Did World War I End? The War America Didn't Leave Until 1921
The guns stopped November 11, 1918, but the formal peace came in 1919, the U.S. stayed legally at war until 1921, and Costa Rica's war with Germany didn't end until 1945.
Updated 2026-08-06
Hitler vs Stalin: The Toast, and Who Killed More
Stalin reportedly toasted Hitler's health hours after they signed a pact to split Poland between them. Twenty-two months later Hitler broke it, and historians now put a specific number on who killed more.
Updated 2026-09-09