The bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War killed hundreds of innocent civilians and involved German and Italian military representatives. The attack was a symbol of wartime atrocities and the cost of war, and was immortalized in Picasso’s famous painting “Guernica”. In 1999, the German government apologized for their involvement in the bombing. The […]
The Late Heavy Bombardment was a period of intense asteroid impacts occurring 3.9-3.85 billion years ago, evidenced by remelted rock samples from the Moon’s asteroids. Earth, Venus, and Mercury likely experienced a similar increase in asteroid impacts, causing serious environmental damage every 100 years. The oldest rocks on Earth are 3.85 billion years old, erasing […]
Email bombing is a form of denial of service attack that floods a mailbox and mail server with messages. It can be coordinated in various ways, including list bombing and hijacking email accounts. It can cause serious problems, including server overload and security risks. Techniques to deal with email bombardment include keeping multiple email addresses […]
The bombing of Dresden in 1945 by the USAF and RAF destroyed 90% of the city center, killing an estimated 40,000 people. The bombing was controversial, with some arguing it was a war crime, while others believed it was justified as a military target. The bombing was part of a larger shift in WWII towards […]
The American bombing of Tokyo in March 1945 killed an estimated 70,000 to 200,000 civilians, but is often overshadowed by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombing marked one of the first incidents of mass bombing targeting an entire city. American commanders claimed they had to destroy the city’s light industry to hit […]
