During the Civil War, Union soldiers sometimes fashioned crude “coffee bombs” out of necessity and boredom in camp life. Using the ubiquitous empty coffee tins from their rations, they would pack the cans with black powder, nails, and bits of scrap metal—and sometimes even leftover coffee beans—to create improvised grenades. A fuse was inserted, and the device could be lit and thrown, though it was notoriously unreliable and often as dangerous to the user as the enemy. While never an official we
0:08
During the Civil War, Union soldiers sometimes fashioned crude “coffe…
75.7K views7 months ago
FacebookHistory Collection
Atomic Bomb: Nuclear Bomb, Hiroshima & Nagasaki - HISTORY | HISTORY
1:03
Atomic Bomb: Nuclear Bomb, Hiroshima & Nagasaki - HISTORY …
Apr 27, 2021
history.com
March 14, 1945: Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb of World War II Dropped - History and Headlines
March 14, 1945: Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb of World War II Dro…
Nov 17, 2024
historyandheadlines.com
Birmingham Church Bombing - Alabama, Civil Rights Movement, Victims | HISTORY
6:34
Birmingham Church Bombing - Alabama, Civil Rights Movement, …
Mar 26, 2024
history.com
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Causes, Impact & Deaths | HISTORY
2:17
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Causes, Impact & Deaths | HIST…
May 30, 2012
history.com
Every Nuclear Bomb Explosion in History Since 1945 -
Every Nuclear Bomb Explosion in History Since 1945 -
Oct 8, 2022
statisticsanddata.org
The Last Bomb
35:22
The Last Bomb
1.9M viewsOct 22, 2015
YouTubeUS National Archives
6:47
Explosives - WW1 Uncut - BBC
416.8K viewsJul 31, 2014
YouTubeBBC
12:01
The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20
6M viewsJun 28, 2013
YouTubeCrashCourse
1:23
Massive ‘Earthquake Bomb’ From WWII Explodes
5M viewsOct 13, 2020
YouTubeInside Edition
1:19
Nationwide Atom Bomb Drill (1954)
29.7K viewsApr 13, 2014
YouTubeBritish Pathé
3:50
Infantry Weapons of WWI
4.6M viewsNov 11, 2016
YouTubeSimple History
2:00
WW1 - Weapons and Technology
202.9K viewsJul 24, 2010
YouTubeWatchMojo.com
5:54
The American Civil War: Every Day
6.4M viewsOct 26, 2018
YouTubeEmperorTigerstar
5:33
Infantry weapons of WWII
9.9M viewsDec 1, 2016
YouTubeSimple History
3:43
The Arms Race | Cold War | History Bombs
571.3K viewsApr 3, 2019
YouTubeHistory Bombs
4:44
Antietam: The Civil War in Four Minutes
407K viewsJun 2, 2015
YouTubeAmerican Battlefield Trust
5:22
Destroying Bombs From World War I | The New York Times
575.3K viewsJun 27, 2014
YouTubeThe New York Times
0:53
Giant WWII bomb explodes while being defused
110.5K viewsOct 14, 2020
YouTubeReuters
2:09
How Napalm Bombs Intensified U.S. Attacks During WWII
1.2M viewsJul 13, 2018
YouTubeSmithsonian Channel
3:12
A Brief History Of The Atomic Bomb | Mach | NBC News
96.1K viewsJan 10, 2018
YouTubeNBC News
3:02
The Syrian Catastrophe, Explained in 3 Minutes
100.5K viewsNov 1, 2016
YouTubeBloomberg Originals
1:50
WWII bomb found In Berlin
33.3K viewsApr 3, 2013
YouTubeCNN
1:14
Enormous 80-Year-Old WWII Bomb Detonated in English City
2M viewsMar 1, 2021
YouTubeInside Edition
2:33
Every nuclear bomb explosion in history
2.4M viewsOct 27, 2015
YouTubeBusiness Insider
3:23
Bombing of Nagasaki | Mr. Tornado | American Experience | PBS
1.2M viewsAug 6, 2020
YouTubeAmerican Experience | PBS
0:33
Exeter: WW2 bomb detonated after homes evacuated
370.3K viewsFeb 27, 2021
YouTubeGuardian News
10:01
Decade of death in Syria’s civil war
285K viewsMar 20, 2021
YouTubeABC News
7:00
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings: Were Nuclear Weapons Required t…
868.4K viewsJul 24, 2020
YouTubeImperial War Museums
2:57
Cold War | Behind The Scenes| History Bombs
191.3K viewsSep 7, 2018
YouTubeHistory Bombs
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder