Why is Greenland a part of Denmark?

Though a part of the North American continent, Greenland has been associated first with Norway, then Denmark since the 9th Century.  Its head of state is King Frederik X of Denmark.  It is an autonomous Danish territory with self-government and its own parliament.  But how did this all come about?

Operation Gunnerside: The Most Important WWII Mission you Never Heard Of

Operation Gunnerside was arguably the most important covert mission of World War II. It’s goal was daunting – to prevent Adolf Hitler from creating the atomic bomb first. Gunnerside would do so by denying the Nazi’s enough heavy water (deuterium oxide) to build a nuclear weapon. The Vemork hydroelectric plant, located in a remote valleyContinue reading “Operation Gunnerside: The Most Important WWII Mission you Never Heard Of”