Discovery Of Thousands Of Stored Fetal Remains In Los Angeles
On February 4, 1982, authorities in Los Angeles County discovered thousands of preserved human fetuses inside a repossessed storage container connected to a defunct pa...
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On February 4, 1982, authorities in Los Angeles County discovered thousands of preserved human fetuses inside a repossessed storage container connected to a defunct pa...
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1972 Oval Office Conversation Between Richard Nixon And Billy Graham Contains Anti-Jewish Remarks On February 1, 1972, President Richard Nixon met with evangelist Bil...
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On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the United States Navy technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was attacked in international waters of the eastern Medite...
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The Arab Revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration under the British Mandate, which...
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In early 20th century Germany, Berlin was a center for sexual reform and research. Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935), physician and sexologist, a German Jewish doctor,...
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Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, filmmaker, composer, and producer who became one of the most prominent figures of twentieth-century cinema. His career included s...
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Baruch Levy letter to Karl Marx
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The Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide refers to the systematic extermination and dispossession of the indigenous Tasmanian population by British colonists during the early...
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The Roman Emperor Carus launched a military campaign against the Sasanian Empire, targeting their capital, Ctesiphon. The campaign sought to counter Persian influence ...
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Emperor Probus was assassinated by his own soldiers after numerous military campaigns to secure the Roman Empire's borders. His leadership was challenged internally de...
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Roman Emperor Aurelian defeated the invading Juthungi tribe near the city of Placentia in northern Italy. This battle was a decisive moment in securing the Roman Empir...
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Pertinax, Roman Emperor for a brief reign, was assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard. His attempts to reform the empire and enforce discipline antagonized th...
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Longinus is the name given in later Christian tradition to the Roman soldier said to have pierced the side of Jesus during the crucifixion with a spear, as described i...
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671 BCE — Assyrian king Esarhaddon invades Egypt and captures Memphis. Further campaigns follow as Assyria struggles against Kushite attempts to regain authority. Egyp...
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30 September 1938 — Chamberlain and Daladier accept German acquisition of the Sudetenland in the hope of preserving peace. Their decisions reflect memories of World Wa...
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31 March 1939 — The British guarantee to Poland marks a major shift in policy after the occupation of Prague. Britain is no longer signaling willingness to negotiate e...
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3 September 1939 — Britain and France declare war on Germany after Hitler refuses demands to withdraw from Poland. Governments that spent much of the 1930s attempting ...
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31 March 1939 — Britain announces a guarantee of Polish independence following Germany's destruction of Czechoslovakia. France already has alliance commitments to Pola...
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15 March 1939 — German forces occupy Prague and dismantle what remains of Czechoslovakia. Bohemia and Moravia become a German protectorate while Slovakia becomes forma...
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2 August 1934 — President Hindenburg dies and Hitler combines the powers of president and chancellor. Members of the armed forces swear a personal oath of loyalty to H...
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3 October 1935 — Fascist Italy invades Ethiopia from Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. Mussolini seeks imperial expansion, prestige and revenge for Italy's earlier defea...
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23 October 1942 — British Commonwealth forces under Bernard Montgomery attack Axis positions in Egypt. The battlefield lies close to the furthest Axis advance toward A...
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6 April 1917 — The United States declares war on Germany. Unrestricted submarine warfare is the immediate strategic cause, while the Zimmermann Telegram further intens...
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1914–6 April 1917 — American trade and finance become increasingly connected with the Allied economies, but German submarine warfare repeatedly challenges American mar...
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