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.
Because of wind and weather, the Armada has a long and difficult trip home; many of the ships crash onto the Irish shore.
Sparta is a Greece city-state which protects itself from enemies with its organized standing army.
Stalin, who succeeds Lenin, is unwilling to allow national patriotism to continue in Ukraine. He enforces repressive policies on the Ukrainian people.
The battle for Stalingrad is the deadliest battle in military history.
A German sharpshooter, Major Konings, is sent to take out Zaitsev.
With the "Night of Broken Glass" in mind, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continues to speak out against the German government. He helps smuggle Jews to Switzerla...
With their increasing "legal" authority, Nazis began direct attacks against Jews on Kristallnacht, "the Night of Broken Glass." Engineered by Joseph G...
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572 involves assassinations and mob violence by Roman Catholics towards the Huguenots.
Tone and his Frenchmen fail to invade Ireland in 1796.
Irish rebels begin an uprising, believing the French will help them defeat the English.
Unknown monks and artists still stun us with their beautiful drawings.
Despite Japan's success at the Pearl Harbor attack, American fuel storage, power plant and Navy repair yard remain unharmed and fully functional.
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