Yasuke – The Real Life Afro-Samurai
400 years ago in Japan, on March 23, 1581, foreigners in large black ships came from a far-off land, seeking
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World History
Infographic: US Independence Day
On the 4th of July 1776, the Congress of a nascent colonial republic formally approved a declaration of its independence from the
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Analysis: Why is Latin America poor but the US rich?
On July 4 of 1776, some 13 upstart settler colonies declared their independence from the British Empire, adopting a form
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The Entire History of Mankind under 20 Minutes!
From the time humanity first began its great migration from the heart of Africa to the present day where we
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War Crimes Revisited – The Japanese Cannibals
There are some wars, which are terrible, some that are atrocious and then there is the Second World War. No
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The Greatest Enemy – Countryballs Animated
Germany under the Nazi Regime was responsible for some of the worst tragedies to befall in the previous century. The
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Famous Historical Figures That Were Actually Contemporaries
Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather; each defined an distinct era in boxing history, yet up until mid-2016, all
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13 Infamous US Criminals and Their Last Words
They’re bad and by far the worst example of human beings one can imagine. They’re the real boogiemen, waiting in
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8 Forgotten Events That Changed the World
According to the butterfly effect, tiny changes in a system lead to huge repercussions. By an extension of that, events
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10 Stranger Than Fiction Facts About The Cold War
The Cold War is defined as a period of restrained hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States for nearly 4-decades (1945-1991).
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