Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
The events of the Russian Revolution became something unexpected. The upheaval shook the Russian political, economic, and cultural core. The Revolution’s struggles resulted in the Soviet Union, a political behemoth for seventy years.
Performed for the first time in Vienna in 1786, Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro seemed to foreshadow the imminent French Revolution.
Located in the far Northwest of the United States, the state of Washington has a surprising history.
Many of the most famous palaces in and around St. Petersburg were built by an Italian Baroque architect, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Here are 7 of his masterpieces.
African American inventors and their revolutionary ideas have shaped technology and society throughout history.
After helping the United States win the Revolutionary War, artillery again proved vital during the renewal of hostilities with Britain in the War of 1812.
The 1985 Armero tragedy caused by a volcanic eruption in Colombia was one of the country’s worst natural disasters, leaving behind important lessons to prevent future catastrophes.
Populism is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. We can find different populist movements across the world and throughout history.