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Life in East Berlin Through Photos (Video)

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History of the Katana

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History and Origin Katana, the word means "a curved sword with a one-sided blade". The length of the blade is from 2 to 2.5...
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Ancient History

History and Evolution of the Dagger

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History From ancient times, warriors came to the conclusion that they needed some short stabbing weapon that they could always carry around, and that is...
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Americas

Battle for Fort Sumter – Start of the American Civil War – Part 2

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Bombardment On April 12, 1861 at 03:20, Anderson was informed that fire would be open in an hour. At 04:30 a mortar shell from Fort...
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Ancient History

History of the Sword Throughout Antiquity

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Origins The sword is a kind of bladed weapon with a straight blade intended for a chopping or a piercing blow. In the broadest sense,...
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Ancient History

History of the Persian Immortals

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History Immortals are an elite troop from the ancient Persian Empire. First appeared in the Achaemenid empire in the 6th century BC. "Immortals" are...
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Modern History

Switzerland during the World Wars (1914-1945)

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In both the First and the Second World Wars, Switzerland took the position of armed neutrality. Since the beginning of the First World War,...
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Ancient History

History of War Elephants

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Usage and Ancient History In Antiquity and the Middle Ages, war elephants were a formidable force due to the awesome effect they had on the...
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Americas

American Civil War – Year 1865

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March of Sherman to the sea Sherman marched from Atlanta on November 15, 1864 in the direction of Savannah. In this case, the northerners had...
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Americas

Battle for Fort Sumter – Start of the American Civil War – Part 1

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South Carolina announced secession shortly after Lincoln's victory in the presidential election of 1860, and by February 1861 six more southern states had made...
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Americas

Manassas Campaign – American Civil War

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By the beginning of the summer of 1861, two field armies of the Confederation were in Northern Virginia. General Beauregard commanded the Potomac Army,...
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The West Virginia Campaign – Rich Mountain Campaign

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The Western Virgins campaign, also known as Operation West Virginia, is the fighting that took place during the American civil war on the territory...
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The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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It was dubbed "heist of the century": A duo of thieves stole numerous classic pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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People

The Red Baron – The World’s Greatest Pilot?

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Was the Red Baron the greatest pilot that took to the skies? He is a known legend that fought for Germany in WW1.
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People

The Rule of Pope Gregory IX

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Pope Gregory IX had an amazing life and was responsible for a number of decrees that shaped European history.
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Egypt

Pharaoh Menes and the Unification of Egypt

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The story of Pharaoh Menes is surrounded in folklore and mystery. Was he really the first pharaoh that united the country of Egypt?
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Ancient History

The History of Typography – The Process of Creating Printed Materials

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Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
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