Unforgettable Historical Moments Not Everyone Knows

That was the name of a city in what's today's Iraq. Khosrow I captured the Roman city of Antioch in 540 during the Byzantine–Sasanian wars, years after it was hit by an earthquake. The Persians deported the Romans alongside other conquered people and built a city called Weh Antiok Khosrow, which means “better than Antioch, Khosrow built this.” Khosrow built public baths and a circus so the Romans felt at home, and in a matter of years, the population grew, and no one left.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi travelled from his home in Nagasaki to Hiroshima for a business meeting in August 1945. The first atomic bomb left him with some wounds, but he went back home the next day. A few days later, on August 9, he went back to work, only to witness the second bombing in Nagasaki. Stories say he was describing what happened with the first bomb when the second one hit. He's been officially recognized by the government of Japan as surviving both explosions

This “war” was fought in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena. While stories talk about a war that started after the Modenese stole a bucket from the Bolognese, the truth is that the bucket was taken after the war ended, as some kind of trophy. To be fair, it's a cool-looking bucket. And you can visit it in a museum.

Mohammed Abdi Hassan, a Somali pirate also known as “Big Mouth,” was arrested by Belgian police in 2009 at Brussels international airport. The pirate was lured by undercover agents who told Hassan that they were working on a documentary about his exploits. They flew him to Belgium and captured him on arrival.

The US and the UK fought in 1859 over control of the San Juan Islands' borders. After years of diplomacy and with a treaty in place, an incident involving a pig unleashed an unlikely war. An American farmer found a pig eating his potato crops, and since it wasn't the first time it had happened, he shot the animal without hesitation. Turns out, it was the pig of an Irish farmer, so when the farmers couldn't settle the matter on their own, they called military forces, and a new conflict began.

After the Korean axe murder incident of 1976, where two United Nations Command (UNC) officers were killed in the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the UNC mobilized a tank, almost 30 helicopters, and more than 800 soldiers just to cut down a tree. This was a show of strength so North Korea would back up.

The US and Canadian forces planned to recapture the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese on August 15, 1943. The Japanese had taken the islands in 1942, but they had already left secretly two weeks earlier. The Allied forces suffered over 500 casualties from Japanese landmines, booby traps, friendly fire incidents, and vehicle accidents anyway.

Onoda Hiroo was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who served in World War II, but never believed the war had ended in 1945. He ran away alongside two other soldiers and hid in the Philippines, where they carried out guerrilla warfare. Only when Major Yoshimi Taniguchi flew to the Philippines in 1974 to relieve him, Onoda Hiroo surrendered. He wrote his story, moved to Brazil, and lived until 91.

Alongside the Vietnam War, this was one of the first televised conflicts in history, attracting the attention of Western countries. The UK and the USSR were the main supporters of the Nigerian government against the Republic of Biafra, and while the US maintained a neutral position, their actions clearly sided with the Nigerians. At the time, however, fighting alongside the soviets could have ended the Cold War.

Legend says that the one and only Lawrence of Arabia accidentally shot his camel in the back of the head during his first battle in the Middle East.

On 17 December 1967, Harold Holt, then the prime minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming in the sea. An extensive search was carried out, but his body was never recovered. He's presumed to have drowned.

Also known as the Siege of Alesia, it's one of Julius Caesar's greatest victories. His Roman army sieged the city of Alesia to keep their enemies trapped. They soon found out that their enemies had reinforcements on the way, so they built a second wall surrounding the siege to keep those forces out, and claimed victory.

Historical accounts mention Alexander the Great's funeral as a massive congregation. After his death, his tomb in Alexandria became a place of worship, and all Roman emperors used to visit it frequently. However, after some time, the knowledge of its location was completely lost, and everyone just forgot about the monument. In modernity, there have been several expeditions trying to find it with no results, so many people argue it's been completely destroyed.

The conflict between Carthage and Rome took place between 149 and 146 BC, but the peace treaty was just signed by the mayors of Rome and modern Carthage on 5 February 1985.

Lt. Col. Jack Churchill is also known as “Mad Jack” for fighting in World War II using nothing but a broadsword, a longbow, and a set of bagpipes.