History

Hiva Oa – An island of forgotten Polynesian ruins

Hiva Oa is the second-largest islet in the Marquesas Islets, in French Polynesia, an overseas home of France in the Pacific Ocean. These days, the remote Marquesas Islands feel like the proverbial last...

Magnificent Tricolor Goblet Shaped Flower

Photographer Rosie Nixon has given the name 'Tricolor' due to its purple-lilac goblet shape which also has a...

Magical White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor)

Habitat: The white-gaped honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) is noisy and aggressive like other honeyeaters. The white-gaped occupies streamside thickets...

Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala)

Their scarlet heads glistening, male Red-headed Honeyeater (Myzomela erythrocephala) brighten the sombre green of mangrove thickets across coastal...

Benefits of Eating Strawberry

Benefits of Eating Strawberry It is proved by science; that daily use strengthens the immune system! Strawberries are...

The Biography of Giovanni Buitoni

The head of the culinary empire comprising Buitoni pasta products and Perugina chocolates and confections is Giovanni Buitoni. He was the great-grandson of Giulia...

Battle of Chickamauga, 1863: A Key Turning Point in Civil War

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18-20, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of the...

River Plate Naval Battle of World War II

River Plate Naval Battle of World War II - On December 13, 1939, German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and an Allied naval task...

The History of Kwai River Bridge

It is believed that the Kwai River Bridge was part of the meter gauge railway built for the Japanese at the time of World...

The Battle of Siege of Louisbourg

The battle of Siege of Louisbourg began on June 8, 1758, and ended on July 26, 1758. The British sieged and captured the French...

The Epic Battle of Liegnitz 1241

Liegnitz is a modern-day Poland where the Mongol Empire invaded Europe in 1236 vs. the Polish Duchies. Genghis Khan was born in Temüjin in...

The Facts of Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925

Are you a history lover? Do you know the facts about the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925? The storm that spawned the Great Tri-State...

Nisqually Tribe History and Culture

Known as the Nisqualli, the Nisqually Tribe was a Salishan clan in the Northwest Coast Culture Area. Native Americans lived near Olympia, Washington, along...

Endicott Expedition – A Mission against Native American on Block Island

Endicott Expedition - A military expedition led by the Massachusetts Bay Colony against Native Americans on Block Island (now part of Rhode Island) precipitated...

The Living Legacy of the Hohokam Culture

What is now ancient origins resurfaced in southern Arizona was the core area of Hohokam culture along the Gila and Salt Rivers. The Living...