History

Here is a peek into how Red Cross was founded and how it expanded across the world and helped heal millions ravaged by war, natural disasters, and other calamities.

June 10, 2020 12:46

People like to bond over the area they live in and find similar characteristics to the other people living there. Since the lifestyles of people are often determined by the geographical position they live in, which can vary greatly according to the part of the country, it is easy to see how people can bond together creating sectionalism.

June 10, 2020 10:30

Over 58,000 American soldiers died during the Vietnam War, but there are no official numbers.

June 10, 2020 00:12

Theodore Roosevelt, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Harry S. Truman were some vice presidents who went on to become president of the United States.

June 5, 2020 16:46

Dubbed the Father of Medicare, he was a provincial and federal politician popularly known for introducing the universal health care system to Canada.  

June 4, 2020 11:55

The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by US statesmen Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.

June 3, 2020 11:22

There have been countless cases of police brutality in America, and the statistics are frightening.

June 2, 2020 03:09

Here are some sites standing in Scotland today that form part of the Templars’ documented presence in Scotland, beginning in 1129.

May 31, 2020 10:12

Fanta, methadone, sarin, the jerrycan, and the VW Beetle were all developed in Nazi Germany.

May 29, 2020 15:03

The Second Great Awakening was an event that marked a revival of Protestantism in the 19th century. It was an important event that had the goal of spreading religion through various ways of preaching and revivals.

May 29, 2020 10:51

Below are ten Soviet inventions that have had a particular impact on health sciences, space exploration, and technology in everyday life. 

May 28, 2020 13:40

Ancient Egyptians shaped world history through their ingenuity and inventiveness on a scale unparalleled by most ancient civilizations.

May 26, 2020 16:31

From the export of luxury goods and slaves to piracy, the Caribbean islands were tied to the expansion and economic development of North America. 

May 25, 2020 14:17

The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious intellectual achievement, but the award has a tainted history and some questionable recipients.

May 24, 2020 15:56

Europeans colonized the Americas to enhance their power and influence over world affairs, as well as ease their hunger for gold, silver, and other precious metals.

May 22, 2020 07:13

The war of 1812, also known as the second war of American Independence, was a war that was fought both on land and on the sea between the United States and the United Kingdom.

May 22, 2020 07:13

Multiple debates in which Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas came together and discussed important social and political issues, took place in 1858 during the elections for the state of Illinois.

May 20, 2020 09:30

The War of 1812 happened when the two opposing sides, the United States on one, and the United Kingdom on the other, could no longer agree about their views on US independence.

May 20, 2020 09:30

The Holodomor was an act of genocide against the Ukrainian peasantry that was carried out by Stalin and the Soviet Union from 1932-33.

May 18, 2020 00:26

Here are some examples of tribes that populated North America before the Europeans arrived to conquer their land and establish their own culture in the continent.

May 14, 2020 15:58