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Thirty Years’ War – The Bloodiest European Religious War

The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars that took place in Europe. It is the most lasting war to ever take place...

The Seven Years’ War – The Birth and Destruction of an Empire

The Seven Years' war was a global conflict between most of the European superpowers, Native Americans, Indians and more. It is called the seven...

The Opium Wars – A True Fight Against Addiction

The Opium Wars, were a series of two wars that occurred in the mid 19th century, the first war took place between the years...

5 Things You Might Not Know About the American War of Independence

The War of American Independence is one of the most important checkpoints in American History, it began on 19 April 1775 with firefights at...

The History of the Declaration of Independence – The birth of the American Republic

A document of extraordinary importance for the American statehood is the Declaration of Independence published on the fourth of July 1776,written by Tomas Jefferson,with...

The Mystery of the Singing Sand and its Historical Background

Sound-producing sand avalanches Sound-producing sand grains constitute one of nature’s more puzzling and least understood physical phenomena. They occur naturally in two distinct types: booming...

List of The 10 Largest Empires in History

X. The Portuguese Empire The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas, was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and...

The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

Background Before establishing the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth,the English had an attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island.They hoped it would be the...

The Story of Alchemy in Short | Alchemy From Start to Finish

What is Alchemy ? Alchemy was not merely misguided chemistry; it made many contributions to chemistry. Alchemy was, however, a magical or mystical way of...

The History and Advancement of Surgery

Early Surgery Surgery is perhaps the oldest form of medicine. The practice of making holes in the skull, or trephining, is prehistoric, while one of...

Hernán Cortés: Expeditions after Mexico

After the Conquest of Mexico In August of 1521 explaining that he had conquered the city, leaving a longer account for later. This note did...

Hernán Cortés: The Conquest of Mexico

Cortes at Cozumel While waiting in Cozumel for the repair of one of his vessels, Cortés met Gerónimo de Aguilar, a Spaniard who had been...

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