Still Mysterious: Gary Powers and the Spy Plane Incident
Read about the event that increase tensions during the Cold War and provided the example for future relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
Chilean Hero: Commander Arturo Prat
Arturo Prat was noted Chilean naval officer who saw extensive service during the 19th century. Arturo Prat took part in naval actions against Spain and later against Peru in the War of the Pacific. While commanding the corvette Esmeralda, Arturo Prat was killed at the 1879 Battle of Iquique.
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most famous directors in the history of filmmaking, was known for making suspense and thriller films, including such memorable film classics as Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest and The Birds. Learn more about the man behind the camera in this biography of
Korean War Pictures - Wounded Soldier Receiving Blood In a Helicopter
A picture of a fallen UN soldier receiving blood plasma while being gingerly lifted into a stretcher of a U.S. Far East Air Forces H-5 helicopter, during the Korean War.
Attila the Hun
Attila in the Chronicon Pictum
Pullover skirted dress
Pullover skirted dress, ca. 5th—3rd century B.C. Excavated from Tomb No. 55 of Cemetery No. 1, Zaghunluq, Chärchän, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
About The Last Supper by Da Vinci
Da Vinci's Last Supper (1494-98) portrays the scene of Christ's last meal with the 12 Apostles as set forth in the New Testament Gospels, in which Christ prophesied that one of the 12 would betray him.
Today in American History - March 25
Learn what happened today - March 25th - in American History.
Poseidon Plaque
Poseidon Plaque
Why Did Cicero Have to Die?
Why Did Cicero Have to Die?
Perestroika
Perestroika - Explanation of Perestroika
First Fitna: Battle of Siffin
The Battle of Siffin was fought in 657 during the First Fitna (Islamic Civil War) and led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Julian the Apostate
Julian the Apostate was the last relative of Constantine, but still held to the pagan ways and wished to make the Roman Empire non-Christian once again.
The Controversial Career of John C. Fremont, the Pathfinder
John C. Frémont was a controversial figure who explored the American West and was hailed as a living symbol of Manifest Destiny.
Do the Ancient Pretty Girl Rock
As an ancient nude model and every guy's go-to lover in Athens, Phryne the courtesan wielded great influence and was a generally awesome lady.
Carthage
Background to the Punic Wars between the Phoenicians and Romans.
Allan Pinkerton
Image of Allan Pinkerton, Head of Military Intelligence of the United States Government.
Roman Warfare
Review of Adrian Goldsworthy's 'Roman Warfare.'
World Bank
World Bank -- international financial institution which is affiliated to the United Nations
