Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, people showed their solidarity with each other by wearing red caps. Then the Nazis outlawed red caps. This image...
The silent film Nosferatu is brilliant, but dies quickly due to copyright problems. The executor of Bram Stoker's Estate was extremely displeased that...
By 1904, when this photo was taken aboard a bark called Sunbeam, not much had changed in the method by which whalers removed spermaceti (high-quality ...
Olaudah Equiano was one of the first African slaves to live through slavery and then write about it.
Ivan becomes addicted to mercury and falls from grace into madness.
Expertsbelievethe Olmec civilization is thefirst societyin Mesoamerica and that they have awritten formof language.
Much like the other beaches, Omaha Beach has its share of heavy fighting and death on D-Day.
In 1995, Mandela and South Africa create a slogan to unite the whole country behind their rugby team: "One Team, One Country."
Without food or supplies soldiers on Bataan cannot resist Japanese advances. They are angry that MacArthur left and know that surrender is near.
Hitler mistakenly assumes that the Russians cannot mount a counterattack.
Oswiecim, Poland is the location of Auschwitz because the Polish army is already there.
Mary, Queen of Scots remains an important figure in Scottish history. Learn more about her with these links to images of related places and items.
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