History

History’s Vikings famously ditches the classic helmet imagery, but did you know the concept of filthy, horned raiders was historically inaccurate anyway? Or that the Travis Fimmel series pays homage to classic Norse myth in its titles? Sharpen your axes and fill your flagons, and let the 24th episode of ‘You Think You Know TV?’ take you along with Ragnar Lothbrok for a raiding party on History’s Vikings!

Everybody who has ever pulled out a guitar at a party to impress people can stop now. The ultimate guitar trick has been achieved by Alex Chadwick, an employee at the Chicago Music Exchange, who tore through 100 rock guitar riffs in the span of a 12-minute video.

Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1861 – Tennessee became the 11th (and last) state to secede from the Union (More info) 1949 – George Orwell's '1984' is published (More info) 1966 - A merger between the National Football League and the American Football League is announced; it takes effect in 1970...