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.
The Carpathia rescues survivors of the Titanic.
As Lenin relaxes Bolshevik policies in Ukraine, the people have a resurgence of national patriotism and culture.
Kitchener and his soldiers defeat the Mahdist, destroy The Mahdi's tomb and desecrate his body.
In September 1898, Major General Horatio Herbert Kitchener leads a force of Anglo-Egyptian soldiers against the Mahdist and forces them into the deser...
Using an early form of democracy, Greek city-states fight to keep their rights.
To end the Huguenot threat to the king's power, Richelieu orders the siege of La Rochelle, a Huguenot fortress on the Atlantic coast.
Within ten years after Wallace's death, Scotland is free and Robert the Bruce becomes king.
Within ten years after Wallace's death, Scotland is free and Robert the Bruce becomes king.
Eighty years later, on the anniversary of their brutal execution, the Russian peoplelay the Romanov family to rest in St. Petersburg.
Former Tsar Nicholas, his wife, his son, his four daughters, and four of their assistants are shot in a cellar in their exiled home.
Rome dominates the Jews and their county while Jesus preaches love and forgiveness.
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