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History

By: mathgrrl
On: December 25, 2019

  • Egypt unveils ancient tombs of 'secret keeper' tomb, gold-leaf-covered mummy
    on January 29, 2023 at 9:27 am

    The vast burial site at the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal graves, and ...

  • Pyramids FC Ceramica Cleopatra maçı ne zaman, saat kaçta, hangi kanalda?
    on January 29, 2023 at 3:33 am

    Pyramids FC ile Ceramica Cleopatra 22/23 Premier Lig16.hafta maçında karşı karşıya geliyor. ... 06.12.2022 | Al-Masry - National Bank Of Egypt SC

  • The oldest non-royal mummy and the keeper of the secrets of the pharaoh - The Saxon
    on January 28, 2023 at 11:42 pm

    Home to eleven pyramids, Saqqara served as the burial center for the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, both pyramids are now UNESCO World ...

  • Egypt's oldest mummy and its oldest city unveiled | West Herald
    on January 28, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    Mummification was an important part of Ancient Egyptian culture and ... is home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest stone pyramid in Egypt, ...

  • Azerbaijani president hails Egypt's comprehensive approach to combat terrorism - EgyptToday
    on January 28, 2023 at 8:53 pm

    Aliyev held a summit meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in ... 12 Mesmerizing photos documenting the pyramids with the Nile - ...

  • Egyptian Premier League results & fixtures (16th matchday) - Ahram Online
    on January 28, 2023 at 8:41 pm

    19:00 Pyramids FC vs. Ceramica Cleopatra. Postp. Haras El-Hodoud vs. Ahly. Monday 30 January. 17:00 NBE Club vs. Ghazl El-Mahalla.

  • Egypt unveils tombs and sarcophagus in new excavation - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    on January 28, 2023 at 8:20 pm

    Egyptian antiquities workers dig at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser on Jan. 26 in Saqqara, 15 miles southwest of Cairo, Egypt.

  • 10 things about ancient Egypt that movies and TV got wrong, according to an expert
    on January 28, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    But they often get even the basics wrong, from cruel pharaohs to booby-trapped pyramids. Here are 10 things that "Moon Knight", "The Mummy", and ...

  • No decomposition, no smell, how dead bodies are kept alive for hundreds of years, Kanpur ...
    on January 28, 2023 at 7:58 pm

    An web-story about sangha tenzin, egypt mummy, mummification, photos, instagram, viral photos, amp storyonly on News Track.

  • Country's first Jain knowledge repository in Nasik, scriptures to be preserved
    on January 28, 2023 at 5:51 pm

    This structure, being constructed in across an area of 25000 sq. feet, is an amalgamation of Indian temples and Egypt's pyramids.

  • Egypt unveils tombs and sarcophagus in new excavation | News | wfmz.com
    on January 28, 2023 at 5:31 pm

    Egyptian antiquities workers dig at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser on Jan. 26 in Saqqara, 15 miles southwest of Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian ...

  • Gold-covered mummy discovered in Egypt - MM News TV
    on January 28, 2023 at 3:52 pm

    ... site that sprawls at Egypt's ancient capital of Memphis, where the world-famous Giza Pyramids as well as smaller pyramids at Abu Sir, Dahshur, ...

  • Archaeologists May Have Found Oldest Mummy In Egypt - World Nation News
    on January 28, 2023 at 3:32 pm

    The Treasure Inside an Ancient Egyptian Mummy 0:54 ... el-Mudir complex, in the shadow of Djoser's ancient step pyramid in the city of Saqqara.

  • In Egypt, Dior Men Staged a Fashion Show for the Ages - Out Magazine
    on January 28, 2023 at 3:19 pm

    Dior Men's jaw-dropping pyramid presentation was "guided by the stars."

  • Designer depicts Apple Stores from around the world in different architectural styles
    on January 28, 2023 at 2:33 pm

    Apple Store meets Pyramids (Egypt). This one's bordering on a tiring stereotype, but I do like the idea of a pyramid-inspired Apple Store.

  • OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign Nasser Mansi from Bank Al Ahly - KingFut
    on January 28, 2023 at 2:10 pm

    Zamalek have completed the signing of Egyptian forward Nasser Mansi ... It didn't work out for Mansi at Pyramids, where he scored just once in 24 ...

  • Egypt, Azerbaijan sign MoUs in culture, water resources in Baku summit - EgyptToday
    on January 28, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    Egypt and Azerbaijan signed on Saturday a number of MoUs between the relevant ... 12 Mesmerizing photos documenting the pyramids with the Nile - ...

  • This may be the oldest mummy in Egypt - Sunday Vision
    on January 28, 2023 at 12:59 pm

    “It is the oldest complete, gold-covered mummy ever found in Egypt,” he ... The Step Pyramid is the first pyramid built by the ancient Egyptians, ...

  • This may be the oldest mummy in Egypt - Amico Hoops
    on January 28, 2023 at 12:31 pm

    Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, ... The Step Pyramid is the first pyramid built by the ancient Egyptians, ...

  • Egypt: Mummy Wrapped in 'Layers of Gold' Possibly Oldest Ever Discovered - Business Insider
    on January 28, 2023 at 11:02 am

    Archaeologists discovered the 4,300-year-old Hekashepes near the Step Pyramid wrapped in gold leaf. Egypt announced numerous archaeological ...

  • Pyramid - Wikipedia
    on January 28, 2023 at 3:24 am

    The most famous pyramids are the Egyptian ones — huge structures built of bricks or stones, some of which are among the world's largest constructions. They are shaped as a reference to the rays […]

  • Buzz Aldrin Admits Apollo 11 Moon Landings Were Fake
    on January 28, 2023 at 3:09 am

    One of the astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, confirmed that the Apollo 11 missions were "fake" and that the videos of the mission are simply showing a setup that was created...

  • Moon landing - Wikipedia
    on January 28, 2023 at 1:58 am

    A Moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This includes both crewed and robotic missions. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2, […]

  • 8 Little-Known Facts About the Moon Landing - HISTORY
    on January 27, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    When Apollo 11‘s Eagle lunar module landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to wait before venturing outside. Their mission ordered them to take a […]

  • The 4 ways we know that the Moon landings were real - Big Think
    on January 27, 2023 at 12:15 pm

    Apollo 12 was the first precision landing of humans on the Moon, and we explored a much greater amount of the lunar surface than during the first landing. The dark grey markings on the...

  • Was the Moon Landing Fake? - Ask An Earth and Space Scientist
    on January 27, 2023 at 7:50 am

    The most famous transmission, the moon landing itself, was broadcast to the world on July 21, 1969. This footage captured Armstrong and Aldrin climbing down from the lunar module and onto the surface […]

  • July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind | NASA
    on January 27, 2023 at 6:10 am

    It is only seven months since NASA's made a bold decision to send Apollo 8 all the way to the moon on the first manned flight of the massive Saturn V rocket. Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 […]

  • Moon Landing: Just the Facts | Britannica
    on January 27, 2023 at 12:47 am

    The spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral ), Florida, on July 16, 1969. Hundreds of thousands of people witnessed the launch directly, and hundreds of millions more watched on […]

  • How were the Egyptian pyramids built? | Live Science
    on January 26, 2023 at 10:10 pm

    Pyramids originated from simple rectangular "mastaba" tombs that were being constructed in Egypt over 5,000 years ago, according to finds made by archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie. A major...

  • Egyptian Pyramids - Facts, Use & Construction - HISTORY
    on January 26, 2023 at 9:27 pm

    Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids—especially the Great Pyramids of Giza—are some of the most magnificent […]

  • Illinois
    by History.com Editors on January 26, 2023 at 8:17 pm

    French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to visit Illinois in 1673. The region was ceded to Britain following the French and Indian War. After the American […]

  • Alabama
    by History.com Editors on January 26, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    Alabama, which became the 22nd state to join the Union in 1819, is located in the southern United States and nicknamed the “Heart of Dixie.” Europeans reached the area in the 16th […]

  • 7 Surprising Secrets of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Exposed
    on January 26, 2023 at 7:04 pm

    The Egyptian pyramids are one of the defining architectural achievements of the ancient world. As an incredible feat of engineering, Egyptologists are still discovering more about these structures […]

  • ACT UP holds its first action on Wall Street
    by History.com Editors on January 26, 2023 at 5:15 pm

    On March 24, 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) holds its first-ever demonstration on Wall Street—the world's financial center—targeting pharmaceutical companies that were […]

  • The Egyptian Pyramid | Smithsonian Institution
    on January 26, 2023 at 5:09 pm

    The pyramid's base covered over 13 acres and its sides rose at an angle of 51 degrees 52 minutes and were over 755 feet long. It originally stood over 481 feet high; today it is 450 feet high. […]

  • Over 2,000 protesters occupy the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant construction site in New Hampshire
    by History.com Editors on January 26, 2023 at 4:52 pm

    On May 1, 1977, over 2,000 protesters occupy the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant construction site in New Hampshire; 1,414 of these activists are arrested in what becomes one of the largest mass arrests […]

  • 1969 Moon Landing - Date, Facts, Video - HISTORY
    on January 26, 2023 at 4:19 pm

    On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong...

  • Millions protest against the Iraq War in coordinated day of action
    by History.com Editors on January 26, 2023 at 3:13 pm

    On February 15, 2003, millions of people across over 600 cities worldwide take to the streets to protest the impending invasion of Iraq. In New York City, approximately 200,000 people gathered in the […]

  • Explore 30 Interesting Facts about the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
    on January 26, 2023 at 7:08 am

    The site of the most well-known Egyptian pyramids, known as the Giza Pyramid Complex, has been the subject of continuous investigation for more than a century. The area is home to the Great...

  • Pyramids of Giza | History, Location, Age, Interior, & Facts
    on January 26, 2023 at 12:06 am

    Pyramids of Giza, Arabic Ahrāmāt Al-Jīzah, Giza also spelled Gizeh, three 4th- dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 bce) pyramids erected on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile […]

  • The Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Jews During the Holocaust
    by Erin Blakemore on January 25, 2023 at 8:27 pm

    It was a seemingly simple document—a brief 1944 letter with text in German and Hungarian that declared that a Jewish woman from Budapest, was under the protection of the Swiss Legation. […]

  • The Moon Landing - History
    on January 25, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    The historic event captivated the world—and helped people look to the future. On July 20, 1969, millions of people gathered around their televisions to watch two U.S. astronauts do something no […]

  • 6 of the Biggest International Jewel Heists
    by Jennie Cohen,Lesley Kennedy on January 25, 2023 at 2:44 pm

    Real-life jewelry heists can be every bit as dramatic as those shown in the movies. Take the brazen daylight holdup at a posh French hotel. Or the intricately planned robbery in the diamond capital […]

  • How Angela Davis Ended Up on the FBI Most Wanted List
    by Antonio Mejías-Rentas on January 25, 2023 at 2:35 pm

    On August 18, 1970, Angela Yvonne Davis became the third woman ever placed on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, sought for her supposed involvement in kidnappings and […]

  • Chico Mendes, leading Brazilian conservationist, is assassinated
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 7:16 pm

    Chico Mendes, a Brazilian union leader and environmental activist who dedicated much of his life to defending the Amazon rainforest, is assassinated on December 22, 1988. He was 44 years old.  […]

  • Fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin refuses to give up her seat on a segregated bus
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 5:00 pm

    A full nine months before Rosa Parks's famous act of civil disobedience, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin is arrested on March 2, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on […]

  • Langston Hughes' Path to Becoming the ‘People’s Poet’
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    Langston Hughes was a defining figure of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance as an influential poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer, essayist, political commentator and social […]

  • “Shoe bomber” Richard Reid attempts to detonate bombs on Paris-Miami flight
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 3:56 pm

    On December 22, 2001, three months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Richard Reid, 28, a British citizen and Al Qaeda member, attempts to detonate homemade bombs hidden in his shoes while aboard […]

  • Eartha Kitt speaks out against the Vietnam War
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    On January 18, 1968, Eartha Kitt, the celebrated actress and singer known for playing Catwoman on the 1960s Batman television series and her sultry holiday hit “Santa […]

  • William Carney becomes first Black American awarded the Medal of Honor
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 3:34 pm

    Recognized for heroically protecting the American flag during the Civil War, Army Sgt. William Harvey Carney receives the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, on May 23, […]

  • “A Raisin in the Sun” debuts on Broadway
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 3:30 pm

    Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, the first Broadway play written by a Black woman, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on March 11, 1959. Taking its title from the Langston […]

  • Ella Fitzgerald becomes first Black woman to win a Grammy Award
    by History.com Editors on January 24, 2023 at 3:21 pm

    Called the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald becomes the first Black woman to win a Grammy at the Recording Academy’s inaugural awards show on May 4, 1959. During the event, held at the […]

  • Basquiat and Warhol: Inside Their Unlikely Artistic Collaborations
    by Susan Delson on January 24, 2023 at 3:17 pm

    It’s one of the most intriguing—and head-scratching—friendships in recent art history. Today, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol are seen as two of the most innovative, […]

  • Reproductive Rights in the US: Timeline
    by Lesley Kennedy on January 23, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Protections and regulations around contraception and abortion have been subject to laws and legislation in the U.S. since the 1800s. Prior to 1821, abortions were generally accessible and were often […]

  • Pyramids | National Geographic Society
    on January 22, 2023 at 1:11 pm

    The area around the ancient capital city of Memphis, Egypt, located just south of modern-day Cairo along the Nile River, contains dozens of pyramids built as burial chambers for kings during the […]

  • Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia
    on January 22, 2023 at 11:09 am

    The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. Sources cite at least 118 identified "Egyptian" pyramids. [1] [2] Approximately 80 pyramids were built within the Kingdom of […]

  • How the 1978 Lufthansa Heist Led to a Trail of Dead Bodies
    by Iván Román on January 20, 2023 at 4:12 pm

    On December 11, 1978, six masked, armed men burst into the Lufthansa Airlines cargo terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport during a graveyard shift and robbed $5.8 million […]

  • 9 Events That Led to the Civil War
    by Patrick J. Kiger on January 17, 2023 at 5:52 pm

    After the American Revolution, a divide between the North and South began to widen. Industrialized northern states gradually passed laws freeing enslaved people, while southern states became […]

  • Maya Angelou Thrived in Multiple Careers Before Becoming a Writer
    by Nadra Kareem Nittle on January 12, 2023 at 3:24 pm

    When Maya Angelou published 1969’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the bestselling autobiography that would be adapted into a television movie and make her a household name, she was already in […]

  • 7 Momentous Inventions Discovered by Accident
    by Michelle Cyca on January 10, 2023 at 5:39 pm

    Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, famously (and fictitiously) said, “When one door closes, another opens.” Put another way, even a failure or a dead-end can lead to […]

  • 5 Extraordinary Ancient Stadiums That Influenced Future Arenas
    by Joshua Kagavi on January 9, 2023 at 3:51 pm

    Ancient Greeks and Romans placed immense importance on the pageantry and competition of sport, transforming modest playing fields into a connected network of stadiums designed to honor the gods and […]

  • 5 of the Most Daring Bank Heists
    by Becky Little on January 4, 2023 at 5:38 pm

    Why rob banks? Because that’s where the money is. It’s a saying often inaccurately attributed to U.S. bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton, but it’s true. Banks have […]

  • Assassination of Gandhi
    by History.com Editors on January 3, 2023 at 9:32 pm

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader known as the “Great Soul of India” and champion of the Indian movement for independence, was assassinated on January 30, 1948, at the age […]

  • Alaska
    by History.com Editors on December 21, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    The largest state admitted to the Union, Alaska became the 49th state in 1959 and is located in the northwest region of North America. Acquired by the United States in 1867, the territory was dubbed […]

  • Georgia
    by History.com Editors on December 21, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    The largest of the U.S. states east of the Mississippi River and the youngest of the 13 former English colonies, Georgia was founded in 1732 and included much of present-day Alabama and Mississippi. […]

  • 8 Hanukkah Traditions and Their Origins
    by Elizabeth Yuko on December 21, 2022 at 3:34 pm

    Each year, Jews around the world celebrate an eight-day winter holiday known as Hanukkah (also spelled “Chanukah” and several other ways) on the 25th day of the month of Kislev on the […]

  • Photos: 7 Decades of the Soviet Union
    by Dave Roos on December 20, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    Formation of the Soviet UnionOn November 7, 1917, Bolshevik forces led by the Marxist ideologue Vladimir Lenin and his compatriots Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, seized power in the Russian capital, […]

  • How Neighborhoods Used Restrictive Housing Covenants to Block Nonwhite Families
    by Farrell Evans on December 15, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    In 1945, J.D. and Ethel Lee Shelley, an African American couple, purchased a home for their family in a white St. Louis, Missouri neighborhood. Problem was: In selling the modest, two-story brick […]

  • 5 Over-the-Top Fashion Trends From the Victorian Era
    by Michelle Cyca on December 14, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    The Victorian Era, which spanned the length of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901, was a period of rapid economic and social change, driven by the Industrial Revolution. This had profound […]

  • Kentucky
    by History.com Editors on December 13, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    Kentucky was granted statehood in 1792, becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Frontiersman Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky’s most prominent explorers, and many […]

  • Minnesota
    by History.com Editors on December 9, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    Minnesota became the 32nd state to join the union on May 11, 1858. A small extension of the northern boundary makes it the most northerly of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. (This peculiar protrusion […]

  • How Americans Celebrated the Holidays During World War II
    by Elizabeth Yuko on December 9, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    Less than three weeks after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans celebrated their first Christmas of World War II. On the surface, it didn’t look much different than it had in […]

  • Why Congress Can Intervene in Some Union Negotiations
    by Becky Little on December 7, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    Negotiations between unions and employers usually don’t involve the participation of the U.S. president and Congress. Yet there are two industries in which the federal government can intervene: […]

  • How the US and Japan Went From Enemies to Allies After WWII
    by L. Stuart Hirai on December 7, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    During World War II, the United States and Japan fought as bitter enemies. Yet during the Cold War and beyond, Japan arguably became America’s closest and most reliable ally in the Asia Pacific […]

  • Pearl Harbor Wasn't Japan's Only Target
    by Becky Little on December 5, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, a naval base in the U.S. territory of Hawai’i. The attack killed more than 2,400 people, injured 1,000 and damaged many […]

  • How the Warren Court Expanded Civil Rights in America
    by Nadra Kareem Nittle on December 5, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    When Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the Supreme Court on October 4, 1953, the United States was on the brink of transition. The civil rights movement hadn’t officially […]

  • Apollo 17: Inside NASA’s Final Moon Landing Mission
    by Christopher Klein on December 5, 2022 at 3:00 pm

    A little more than three years after Neil Armstrong took mankind’s first steps on the moon, Apollo 17 astronauts left the last footprints on the lunar surface in December of 1972. Described by […]

  • How Super Mario Helped Nintendo Conquer the Video Game World
    by Martin Stezano on December 5, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    Super Mario, one of the most iconic characters in video game history, made his inauspicious debut in 1981. He wasn’t much—just a handful of colored pixels on a grainy screen, a figure […]

  • Rosa Parks' Remarkable Life
    by History.com Editors on November 30, 2022 at 3:13 pm

    Did you know Rosa Parks wasn't the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat? Get the full story.Continue reading

  • How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients' Rights
    by Michail Takach on November 30, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    By the year 1987, the AIDS epidemic had reached grim proportions. The disease had killed almost 60,000 people worldwide, and more than 40,000 were HIV-positive in the United States alone. The […]

  • 8 Essential Gadgets From the 1980s That Are Now Obsolete
    by Antonio Mejías-Rentas on November 29, 2022 at 9:36 pm

    As decades go, the 1980s had more than its share of iconic technology, from Walkmen to VCRs to pagers. Most innovative gadgets and entertainment devices of the Reagan era have since become obsolete, […]

  • 6 Strategies Harriet Tubman and Others Used to Escape Along the Underground Railroad
    by Jesse Greenspan on November 22, 2022 at 8:45 pm

    Despite the horrors of slavery, it was no easy decision to flee. Escaping often involved leaving behind family and heading into the complete unknown, where harsh weather and lack of food might await. […]

  • After the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman Led a Brazen Civil War Raid
    by Alexis Clark on November 22, 2022 at 8:45 pm

    They called her “Moses” for leading enslaved people in the South to freedom up North. But Harriet Tubman fought the institution of slavery well beyond her role as a conductor for the […]

  • After the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman Led a Brazen Civil War Raid
    by Alexis Clark on November 22, 2022 at 8:45 pm

    They called her “Moses” for leading enslaved people in the South to freedom up North. But Harriet Tubman fought the institution of slavery well beyond her role as a conductor for the […]

  • Why Frederick Douglass Wanted Black Men to Fight in the Civil War
    by Farrell Evans on November 22, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass used his stature as the most prominent African American social reformer, orator, writer and abolitionist to recruit men of his race to volunteer for the Union […]

  • 6 Black Heroes of the Civil War
    by Iván Román on November 22, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    As America’s Civil War raged, with the enslavement of millions of people hanging in the balance, African Americans didn’t just sit on the sidelines. Whether enslaved, escaped or born […]

  • Black Civil War Soldiers
    by History.com Editors on November 22, 2022 at 8:37 pm

    On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation: “All persons held as slaves within any States…in rebellion against the United States,” it […]

  • The Shocking Photo of 'Whipped Peter' That Made Slavery's Brutality Impossible to Deny
    by Erin Blakemore on November 22, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    By the time he made it to a Union encampment in Baton Rouge in March 1863, Peter had been through hell. Bloodhounds had chased him. He had been pursued for miles, had run barefoot through creeks and […]

  • 14 Popular Dolls From 20th-Century America
    by Missy Sullivan on November 22, 2022 at 1:03 pm

    Throughout human history, children have played with and cared for dolls. Miniature facsimiles of human beings have been found around the globe from all periods of history, using all kinds of […]

  • Who Was Squanto and What Was His Role in the First Thanksgiving?
    by Tony Tekaroniake Evans on November 21, 2022 at 8:37 pm

    For generations, the dominant cultural narrative of America’s Thanksgiving holiday has told how a Native American man named Squanto showed the Pilgrims how to get food after they arrived on the […]

  • Louisiana
    by History.com Editors on November 18, 2022 at 9:12 pm

    Louisiana sits above the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of the Mississippi River, bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east and Texas to the west. Founded by the French, ruled for […]

  • Paris Commune of 1871
    by History.com Editors on November 17, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    The Paris Commune of 1871 was a short-lived revolutionary government established in the city of Paris after France’s crushing defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. Despite lasting only two months, […]

  • Why the War of 1812 Was a Turning Point for Native Americans
    by Vincent Schilling on November 16, 2022 at 1:14 pm

    Just three decades after the United States broke free from Great Britain with the American Revolution, the two nations once again went to battle in the War of 1812. But this time, the […]

  • Napoleon’s Life—and Mysterious Death—in Exile
    by Una McIlvenna on November 14, 2022 at 4:38 pm

    The facts about Napoleon Bonaparte’s life— his awesome military achievements against the united powers of Europe, his sweeping reforms of law and bureaucracy across an entire […]

  • How Ethiopia Beat Back Colonizers in the Battle of Adwa
    by Jesse Greenspan on November 11, 2022 at 3:29 pm

    In the late 19th century, the European powers ran roughshod over Africa, brutally colonizing one country after another. Italy, for its part, targeted Ethiopia. But when its troops attacked on March […]

  • How Ethiopia Beat Back Colonizers in the Battle of Adwa
    by Jesse Greenspan on November 11, 2022 at 3:29 pm

    In the late 19th century, the European powers ran roughshod over Africa, brutally colonizing one country after another. Italy, for its part, targeted Ethiopia. But when its troops attacked on March […]

  • HISTORY Channel Discovers Segment of Space Shuttle Challenger
    by History.com Editors on November 10, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    In a stunning discovery, a 20-foot segment of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger was found off the coast of Florida during the filming of the new HISTORY® Channel series, “The […]

  • New Mexico
    by History.com Editors on November 10, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    Colonized by Spain, the land that is now New Mexico became a U.S. territory following treaties signed with Mexico in 1848 and 1853. The territory did not become a U.S. state until 1912. During World […]

  • Queen Victoria
    by History.com Editors on November 9, 2022 at 8:02 pm

    Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire for nearly 64 years, after ascending the throne just weeks after turning 18. She was the second-longest-reigning English royal in history, topped only by her […]

  • The Short-Lived Promise of '40 Acres and a Mule'
    by Nadra Kareem Nittle on November 9, 2022 at 6:35 pm

    “What do you want for your own people?” That’s the question Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton suggested Union General William T. Sherman pose to 20 Black pastors in Savannah, […]

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