Historical events

The Night of the Long Knives, a series of political extrajudicial executions that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934, was a pivotal moment in Adolf Hitler’s rise to absolute …

In the shadow of World War II, the United States embarked on one of the most ambitious and consequential scientific endeavours in human history: the Manhattan Project. This secret program, which ran …

The American Civil War, which raged from 12 April 1861 to 9 April 1865, was a defining moment in United States history. This bloody conflict pitted the Northern states (the Union) against the Southern …

In the records of Cold War history, few episodes are as gripping or as fraught with the spectre of global annihilation as the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. Over thirteen tense days, the world …

The Crimean War (1853-1856), often overshadowed by the world wars that followed a half-century later, remains one of the most significant conflicts in history. It was a military engagement in which …

The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), often dubbed the first “world war,” was a global conflict that extended far beyond its European roots. It involved major global powers and affected …

On a grim morning of 16 March 1968, in the small village of My Lai located in South Vietnam, an event unfolded that would forever mar the annals of military history. The My Lai Massacre, as it came to …

The Bengal Famine of 1943 is etched in the annals of Indian history as a catastrophic event that led to the death of an estimated 2.1 to 3 million people. Amidst the backdrop of World War II, this …

The history of Native American resistance against European colonisers is marked by numerous conflicts, uprisings, and acts of defiance. These battles and campaigns, often overshadowed in mainstream …