World History Story Briefs

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.

Socrates, a leading Greek philosopher, was the teacher of Plato (who was the teacher of Aristotle).

There is an interesting place in the Bavarian region of Germany known as the Solnhofen Limestone. Here we can find Jurassic-era fossils.

There is an interesting place in the Bavarian region of Germany known as the Solnhofen Limestone.

Eva, the fictional heroine in "Someone Named Eva," is a victim of Nazi-Germany's "Lebenborn" program. What is that program? How did it impact the live...

Soviet troops, also known as the Red Army, captured Berlin in April of 1945.

Image of the lunar space suit developed for the Soviet cosmonauts for operations on the surface of the moon.

To the great surprise of the world, including the United States, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb on August 29, 1949.

Because English ships could not easily penetrate the Spanish crescent formation, the Brits had to use different tactics to attack the Armada.

This image depicts the position of the British and Spanish fleets at the beginning of the 1588 battle between the two countries after the Spanish Arma...

Dr. Valentine Dale, a British diplomat during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, was attempting to negotiate with the Duke of Parma (Alexander Farnese) j...

As Britain's ships are stuck in Plymouth Harbor, awaiting a turn of the tide and wind direction, Spanish ships pass by. They have been ordered, by the...

The Library of Congress features this image, depicting an artist's interpretation of the Spanish Armada as it reaches Dover (famous for its White Clif...

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