The First Anglo–Afghan War lasted from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during The Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia...
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in Scotland, Ireland, and England between 1639 and 1651 after...
The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving Soviet forces supporting the Marxist...
The 1967 Newark Riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey between July 12 and July 17, 1967. The six days of rioting, looting, and destruction left...
The Sharpeville Massacre, also known as the Sharpeville shootings, occurred on March 21, 1960, when South African police began shooting on a crowd of black protesters. The confrontation...
France in the Middle Ages covers an area roughly corresponding to modern day France, from the death of Charlemagne in 814 to the middle of the 15th century. The Middle Ages in France were...
The Jōmon period is the time in Japanese prehistory from about 14,000 BC to 400 BC. The term "Jōmon" means "cord-patterned" in Japanese. This refers to the markings made on clay vessels...
The Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911 started the Xinhai Revolution, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China . In 1900, the ruling...
The Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 gathered at a meeting to demand the...
The French Wars of Religion between French Catholics and Protestants involved both civil infighting and military operations. The wars also involved a struggle between the House...
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was an era of political upheaval in China, beginning in the Tang Dynasty and ending...
The Tlatelolco Massacre, also known as The Night of Tlatelolco , took place on the afternoon and night of October 2, 1968, in the Plaza de las...
The Battle of Mogadishu or for Somalis The Day of the Rangers was a battle that was part of Operation Gothic Serpent that was...
The Nordic Bronze Age is the name given by Oscar Montelius to a period and a Bronze Age culture in Scandinavian pre-history, ca 1800 BCE - 500 BCE, with sites that reached as...
The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted...
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. During this era Victoria dominated the world's gold output. Ballarat...
The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side, and Hungary, seen as a successor of Austria-Hungary, on the other. It...
The Jacobean era refers to a period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of King James I . The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline...
The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was Lancastrian Henry Tudor's defeat of Yorkist Richard III, ending the Plantagenet dynasty to begin a new Tudor dynasty. Historically, the...
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was a Hindu state located in present-day India. It existed from 1674 to 1818. At...
Trafalgar 200 was a series of events in 2005 held mostly in the United Kingdom to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, where a British fleet led by Admiral Nelson (who...
The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that...
The Battle of Guam was the American capture of the Japanese held island of Guam during the Pacific campaign of World War II. Guam is the largest of the...
The Battle of Falkirk, which took place on 22 July 1298, was a major engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence. An English army commanded by King Edward...