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French and British troops battled over Egypt.
Although beautiful, this famous painting inaccurately depicts how the sea met the land at the time of the famous battle at Thermopylae.
Horatio Nelson is Britain's national hero, but what he did at Trafalgar made him a legend.
What are the factors leading to Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo on the 18th of June, 1815? Learn about the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterl...
As Japan continued its assault on The Philippines, American forces were ill-equipped.
The first skirmish of the American Revolution took place in Lexington, Massachusetts. These images depict the only pictorial record created by a conte...
The Bag of Pigs invasion - known as "A Perfect Failure" - may seem foolhardy today, but it must be viewed in its historical context.
It is said that when Beethovens Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna (on the 7th of May, 1824), the deaf maestro kept conducting even after the audience...
During October of 1983, about 300 U.S. Marines lived and worked in this building - known as BLT (Battalion Landing Team) Headquarters - located at the...
Betsy Ross reportedly made America's first flag (the "Stars and Stripes"). Is that true? Who was this famous woman?
The Bill of Rights, like the original U.S. Constitution, is now a highly faded document.
In 1718, a battle occured between the British Royal Navy and Edward Teach (the pirate known as "Blackbeard").
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