Pearl Harbor attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United…
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United…
Sir Lynden Pindling (1930–2000) was a transformative figure in Bahamian history, widely regarded as the “Father of the Nation” of…
The Garifuna people, also known as Garinagu (plural) or Garifuna (singular), are an Afro-Indigenous group with a rich and complex…
The Bagratid Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Armenia under the Bagratuni Dynasty, was a medieval Armenian kingdom that…
The Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879 was a catastrophic event in engineering history, marked by the collapse of a railway…
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is one of the most prominent and enduring civil rights…
The Battle of St. George’s Caye, fought between September 3 and September 10, 1798, was a pivotal conflict in the…
The Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258 CE) was the third of the major Islamic caliphates, following the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates. It…
The Qajar Dynasty (1789–1925) was a ruling dynasty in Persia (modern-day Iran) that played a critical role in shaping the…
The Belize Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef in the Northern Hemisphere and the second-largest globally after the Great…
The Bengal Famine of 1943 was a catastrophic event in British India during World War II, resulting in the deaths…
Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan), Japan’s iconic and highest mountain, holds immense cultural, spiritual, and natural significance. Its history is rich,…
The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国, Ezo Kyōwakoku) was a short-lived political entity established in 1869 on the northern Japanese island…
The St. Lucia’s flood of 1287 was one of the most devastating natural disasters in medieval European history. This catastrophic…
Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974) was an Argentine military officer and politician who served as President of Argentina three times (1946–1955,…
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned private research university located in Pasadena, California, known for its excellence…
The Pala Empire (c. 750–1161 CE) was a major imperial dynasty in the Indian subcontinent, ruling over much of what…
The Kingdom of Urartu (c. 860–590 BCE), also known as Ararat, Biainili, or Van Kingdom, was an ancient kingdom located…
Huni was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the Third Dynasty (c. 2686–2613 BCE), a…
The Eleutheran Adventurers were a group of English Puritans and religious dissidents who sought to establish a colony in the…
The Cronulla riots, which occurred in December 2005, were a series of racially charged confrontations in the beachside suburb of…
The Lucayan Indians were the indigenous people of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands at the time of…
The Truman Doctrine, announced by U.S. President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947, was a pivotal policy in the…
Eva Perón (1919–1952), known affectionately as Evita, was an Argentine actress and political leader who became one of the most…
The 2014 Northwest Territories Fires were a devastating series of wildfires that swept across the Northwest Territories (NWT) in Canada,…
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) was a pivotal figure in the American Civil Rights Movement, best known for her role in igniting…
Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877) was an Argentine political and military leader who served as the Governor of Buenos Aires…
The history of Baghdad, the capital of modern Iraq, is one of great cultural, political, and intellectual significance. Founded in…
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on December 6, 1865, is a landmark amendment that abolished slavery…
The Babenberg Dynasty was a ruling noble family that played a pivotal role in the early history of Austria, shaping…
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a transformative period in American history, marked by the discovery of gold at Sutter’s…
Carlos Saúl Menem (1930–2021) was an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. His presidency…
The Ohio State University (OSU), located in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and most prestigious public research universities…
The Battle of the Eureka Stockade was a pivotal event in Australian history, taking place on December 3, 1854, during…
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal event in the American Civil Rights Movement, lasting from December 5, 1955, to…
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is one of the most iconic monuments in the United States. Dedicated to Abraham…
The Crystal Palace was a magnificent glass and iron structure originally built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 in…
The Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) was a short-lived dynasty in Chinese history, established by Wang Mang, a high-ranking official and…
The Argentine War of Independence (1810–1818) was part of a larger movement for independence across Latin America from Spanish colonial…
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, occurred on the evening of April 14, 1865,…
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, is one of the most significant documents in…
The May Revolution (Revolución de Mayo) of 1810 was a pivotal event in the history of Argentina and Latin America….
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), known today as BP (British Petroleum), played a pivotal role in the development of the…
The Contra Dam, also known as the Verzasca Dam or the Locarno Dam, is a significant engineering feat located in…
Ptolemy XV Caesar (47 BCE–30 BCE), also known as Caesarion (meaning “Little Caesar”), was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic…
“Franksgiving” is the nickname given to a controversy that arose in the United States in 1939, when President Franklin D….
The Seri Wawasan Bridge, also known as Jambatan Seri Wawasan, is a prominent cable-stayed bridge located in Putrajaya, Malaysia’s federal…
The Panic of 1857 was a significant economic downturn that affected the United States and parts of Europe. Triggered by…
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was a pivotal agreement between the United States and Great Britain that resolved a long-standing…
The Baths of Caracalla (Thermae Antoninianae) were one of the largest and most impressive public bathing complexes of ancient Rome….
The Stadio Olimpico is Italy’s largest stadium and one of the most iconic venues in European sports history. Located in…
The Gadsden Purchase of 1854 was a significant land acquisition in the history of the United States, adding approximately 29,670…
The Hollywood Ten were a group of screenwriters, directors, and producers in the American film industry who were blacklisted during…
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a short-lived government that existed during the…
Van Diemen’s Land is the historical name for what is now known as Tasmania, an island state of Australia. Located…
The lost city of Ani, often referred to as the “City of 1,001 Churches,” is an ancient and largely abandoned…
The Ostend Manifesto was a controversial diplomatic document issued in 1854, during the administration of President Franklin Pierce, that advocated…
The Iran–Contra Affair was a major political scandal in the United States during the 1980s. It involved the covert sale…
The Federation of the West Indies was a short-lived political union of British Caribbean colonies that existed from 1958 to…
The Louvre, located in Paris, France, is one of the world’s most famous museums and a landmark rich with history….