Throughout history, a few remarkable women managed to rise to the top of male-dominated societies and take power in their own right.…
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The United States wasn’t the only untamed frontier. Just to the north was another Wild West: the vast, cold, unsettled lands of…
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The saying goes that history is written by the victors, and that holds very true when it comes to World War II.…
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History can be a hard sell. There are a lot of dates to memorize, and it wasn’t all as edge-of-your-seat exciting as…
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History is a fickle thing. Sometimes, the simplest events are immortalized while major events are forgotten. But the beauty of the Internet…
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The centuries have been filled with remarkable people who have done amazing things. Chances are you can name a few. Unfortunately, not…
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According to the United Nations Genocide Convention of 1948, a genocide is defined as a ‘crime committed with the intent to destroy…
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‘Colonial War’ loosely refers to the many conflicts that erupted around the world in the backdrop of European colonization. While there’s no…
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Everyday we interact with others – often with symbols or phrases whose origins are now long forgotten. This list explores some of…
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Most tragic events make a historical splash, and some become positively iconic—Pompeii, the Titanic, the Rwandan genocide, etc. Others, however, drop off…