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.
Mary Queen of Scots was tried for her part in the Babington plot to kill Queen Elizabeth. The evidence against her included the forged note.
In September of 1941, thousands of Jewish people were living in (and near) the city ofKiev(inSoviet Ukraine). The Nazis made a decision tokill those ...
The Babylonian Empire became a dominant force in the ancient world, after the fall of the Assyrians.
A young girl is on a doomed ship but survives the Lusitania's sinking, along with her mother. She clutches a souvenir spoon throughout the awful ordea...
This painting, of a ship theMarie Seraphique at Cap Francais (in Haiti), depicts a barricade which separated the main deck from the quarterdeck on a s...
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 - when the United Irishmen attempted to free their country of British rule - ultimately did not succeed.
The SS City of Benares was torpedoed by a German U-boat on in 1940 despite the September cold and a stormy sea Bess Walder Cummings and her brother su...
"Out of the blue," as survivors recall, the Battle of Britain begins on September 7, 1940. Hundreds of German bombers fly to England from their bases ...
The battle at Cape Gloucester turned from uncontested to a vicious engagement.
Historians believe that Thomas Cromwell fought on the side of the French against the Spanish at the Battle of Garigliano in 1503.
The Battle of Gravelines, which took place during the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade and conquer England, was a victory for the British. A scene f...
A significant battle, between the Spanish and English fleets, took place off Gravelines in August of 1588. Today, Gravelines is part of France.&...
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