The Opium Wars were two armed conflicts that took place in China in the mid-19th century between Western powers and the Qing Dynasty, which ruled the country from the mid-17th…

The Munich Olympics incident was an attack carried out by members of the Palestinian group Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killing and taking members of the Israeli Olympic…

The September 11, 2001 attacks on American soil are considered one of the deadliest terrorist operations in U.S. history. On this day, 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked several commercial…

The Cold War was a prolonged and intense global conflict that lasted approximately 50 years, marking a new phase of confrontation that emerged immediately after the end of World War…

The Watergate scandal stands as one of the most significant political scandals in U.S. history, unfolding during the early 1970s. It involved accusations against President Richard Nixon’s administration for wiretapping…

The Cuban Missile Crisis stands as one of the most pivotal moments in Earth's history, during which the world held its breath for 13 days, witnessing the looming threat of…

The end of World War I left the world reeling from unprecedented loss, with approximately 20 million people killed. As the world tried to recover and breathe a sigh of…

During periods of severe economic downturn, comparisons are often made to the Great Depression, a decade-long economic catastrophe during the 1930s that brought about the most severe economic contraction in…

World War I, often referred to as the Great War, was a global conflict that raged from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918. This monumental struggle involved many of…

World War II, spanning from 1939 to 1945, was the most extensive and devastating conflict in human history. With over 50 nations involved and battles waged across continents, the war's…