After covering the United States Civil War, photographer Timothy O’Sullivan went to an expedition organized by the federal government to help document the new frontiers in the American West. O’Sullivan’s job was to take photos of the West to attract settlers. His incredible photographic works made him one of the pioneers in the field of … Read more
The Great Madras Famine of 1876–1878 affected a major part of south India. It caused distress to a population totaling 58,500,000, and eventually took the lives of an estimated 5.5 million women, men and children. A root cause of the Great Famine may have been caused by an intense drought resulting in crop failure in … Read more
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950 when the communist nation North Korea invaded South Korea. With this invasion, the United States of America feared the spread of communism and sought permission from the United Nations to support the South Korean government. The UN granted the permission to the US to send troops to … Read more
Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, United Kingdom. He was an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. He was also famously known in our history as the Father of Gravity. Newton discovered … Read more
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces with gas masks and rubber gloves during a chemical attack, Battle of Shanghai (1937) Japanese marines landed north and south of Shanghai, China. Although chemical weapons were prohibited by international laws, the Imperial Japanese Army were still using them when they attacked China. The incredible photo above shows a perfect … Read more
The Battle of Dunkirk was for the defense and evacuation of British and Allied forces in Europe from May 26 to June 4, 1940. Following the events at Dunkirk, the German forces regrouped before commencing an operation called Fall Rot (“Case Red”), a renewed assault southward. Although two fresh British divisions had begun moving to … Read more