Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
While antisemitism was common throughout European society, from the 1880s onwards the Russian Empire witnessed frequent violent attacks on Jewish communities known as pogroms.
Immortalized in Sergei Eisenstein’s famous film, the mutiny aboard the Russian warship Potemkin was one of the most iconic moments of the 1905 Revolution.
Arrested in 2013, Christopher Knight shocked law enforcement when he told them he’d been living alone in the Maine woods for over two decades.
For a small nation, Ireland’s history is vast and often dominated by the fight for independence. Discover the major moments and momentum in Irish history.
Settler colonialism deeply scars former colonies, leaving a devastating legacy of violence, social divisions, mistrust, and economic exploitation.
Among Peru’s first mestizos, “El Inca” Garcilaso de la Vega wrote one of the most thorough and impactful pre-contact histories of the Inca Empire.
Biologist Rachel Carson launched the modern American environmental movement and exposed new threats to America’s future in her groundbreaking book. Who was this remarkable woman?
From dried goods and hardtack to modern packaged meals, here is how American military rations evolved over time.