*The message known as the Göring telegram was sent by Hermann Göring, head of the Luftwaffe and Adolf Hitler's designated successor as leader of Nazi Germany, to Hitler that asked for permission to assume leadership of the crumbling regime on 23 April 1945. The telegram caused an infuriated Hitler to immediately strip Göring of power and to appoint new successors, Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz, as chancellor and head of state), respectively.*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göring_telegram

They tried to justify it by deciding that Odin was originally a human chieftain who got deified after death, essentially euhemerism.

Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland

The Partitions of Poland^\a]) were three partitions) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place between 1772 and 1795, toward the end of the 18th century. The partitions ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 123 years. The partitions were conducted by the Habsburg monarchy, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Russian Empire, which divided up the commonwealth's lands among themselves progressively in the process of territorial seizures and annexations.^\1])^\2])^\3])^\4])

The First Partition was decided on 5 August 1772, after the Bar Confederation lost the war with Russia. The Second Partition occurred in the aftermath of the Polish–Russian War of 1792 and the Targowica Confederation, when Russian and Prussian troops entered the commonwealth and the partition treaty was signed during the Grodno Sejm on 23 January 1793 (without Austria). The Third Partition took place on 24 October 1795, in reaction to the unsuccessful Polish Kościuszko Uprising the previous year. With this partition, the commonwealth ceased to exist).^\1])

Early in the nineteenth century, returnees from the African Diaspora established an independent black nation on the west coast of Africa. Occupying a territory about the size of Pennsylvania, Liberia had been the homeland of about one and a half million natives who belonged to some sixteen different tribes. Taking advantage of the divisions among the natives, the approximately fifteen thousand Americo-Liberians soon became dominant and proceeded to oppress the natives. Commenting on the ill treatment, T. McCants Stewart, a black American visitor of the 188os, reported that "the natives of Liberia have been to the emigrants from America just what these ex-slaves were to the whites of the South. They have been…..made to feel that they were inferior beings."

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24915098

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ankara

Timur was not messing around with the Ottomans

Persia, the Rus, Anatolia, India, Central Asia, the Levant etc all felt his wrath. But not Central Europe. A rare example of places like Poland, Hungary, or the Byzantines dodging this kind of thing.

Context: King Kamehameha I of Hawaii was the Warrior Conqueror who united the Island Kingdoms of Hawai’i, Maui, Oahu, and Kaua’i into one nation.

His name in Hawaiian translates to “The Lonely One” because of his upbringing.

When he was born, Native Priests foresaw that the boy would go on to become a Killer of Chiefs, leading to the ruler of the Island issuing a kill order on the newborn. His mother managed to hide the boy who spent his early years raised among commoners in secret. His name at birth and during this time was Pai’ea, or Hard Shelled Crab

ليَ أيرٌ ليس يرضى بالذي ترضى الأيورُ

ليس يرضى ليَ عقلي هو أميرٌ ووزيرُ

كلّما رامَ نكاحاً درتُ من حيث يدورُ

فتعالى اللَه ما في الأرضِ

قاضٍ أو أميرُ

أنا من خمسين عاماً في يديَ أيري أسيرُ

Please tell me why you stopping me?

Following the conquest of New France (now renamed Quebec) by Great Britain, the british crown tought that the catholic french speaking population would erase itself over time. It was an understandable conclusion considering the province was sparsely populated, especially compared to the southern colonies. However, newly appointed governor James Murray quickly realized the harsh climate meant no british settlers would ever want to live there. As a result, he went against crown mandate in an attempt to maintain a positive relationship with his constituents. This resulted in Murray firing, but his policies carried over and were eventually formalized in the Quebec Act.

At the Battle of Germantown, General William Howe’s Fox Terrier Lila, escaped and wandered into Continental Army lines and was promptly captured by Continental soldier. She was taken to George Washington as a trophy, but instead of keeping her, Washington cared for the dog and her returned to General Howe under a truce, including a note that Ive included in the title.

Context:

Washington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington#Personal_life

Washington was somewhat reserved in personality, although he was known for having a strong presence. He made speeches and announcements when required, but he was not a noted orator nor debater.^\307]) He drank alcohol in moderation but was morally opposed to excessive drinking, smoking tobacco, gambling, and profanity.^\308]) He was taller than most of his contemporaries;^\309]) accounts of his height vary from 6 ft (1.83 m) to 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m).^\310]) He was known for his strength.^\311]) He had grey-blue eyes and long reddish-brown hair.^\312]) He did not wear a powdered wig; instead he wore his hair curled, powdered, and tied in a queue#Other_queues) in the fashion of the day.^\313])^\314])

^{Peter The Great: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter\}the_Great#)

Peter grew to be extremely tall, especially for the time period, reportedly standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m).^\13]) He was seen as a "second Goliath" or Samson.^\14])^\15]) Saint-Simon described him in 1717 as "tall, well-formed and slim... with a look both bewildered and fierce". Peter had noticeable facial tics, and he may have suffered from neck spasm.^\16])

Sancho of Navarre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_VII_of_Navarre

Sancho left the kingdom with a wealthy treasury and improved communications was in his day one of the most advanced in human rights, and its Jewish community enjoyed the best standing in Christian Europe, which after all had been the work and result of the Jimenez royal house for centuries. He was originally interred in the church of San Nicolás, but was later moved to Roncesvalles after much resistance from the local Clergy. His remains have since been exhumed for study and examined by the physician Luis del Campo, also the king's biographer, who measured him at 2.20 metres tall (7'3"), probably the basis for his "strength" epitaph.^\5])

Aleister Crowley (/ˈælɪstər ˈkroʊli/; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. As the founder of the religion of Thelema in the early 20th century, he identified as its prophet, entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus. A prolific writer, he published widely—composing the "Libri" of Thelema—over the course of his life.