Eisenhower likened the spread of communism in Southeast Asia to a row of dominoes quickly collapsing after the first one ...

The National Convention established the Committee of Public Safety with the primary objectives of maintaining public order, managing the war effort against foreign powers, and rooting out perceived enemies of the ...

The first sighting coincided with Easter Sunday, so Roggeveen and his crew agreed to name the landmass Easter ...

The Nazi Party founded a paramilitary organisation that became the Schutzstaffel, better known as the ...

Walpole was appointed First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. This made him the de facto Prime Minister and, while the title was not officially recognized at the time, Walpole wielded considerable power

With the cry of bread or blood! the women marched to the citys market district where they broke into government storehouses and nearby ...

While flying over France, the formations experienced high winds that blew them dramatically off ...

WrestleMania grossed a reported $12 million and, although reviews of the first event were mixed, it marked the start of the longest-running professional wrestling competition in ...

Evans excavation of the Linear B tablets at Knossos shed light on the complex and sophisticated nature of the Minoan ...

The Cumberland Road quickly became a vital artery for trade and transport, facilitating the movement of people, goods, and ideas between the eastern seaboard and the western ...