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A photograph of an autograph taken during the Christmas Truce of 1914 on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). The autograph was taken by David H. W. Smith, 1st Battalion London Rifle Brigade. (Imperial War Museums)

A c. 1866-8 oil on paper mounted on canvas, The Parade (aka Racehorses in Front of the Tribunes), by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Here the light and shadows of the restless horses interest the artist. (Musée...

A bayard style suit of armour. Early 16th century. On display in Château de Bonaguil, Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

The Allied D-Day landings (D-Day is a military term used to designate the day on which a combat operation is scheduled to begin), which took place on June 6, 1944, marked the largest seaborne invasion in history and a pivotal moment in the...

The Red Army's liberation of Yelnya from Axis occupation during the Battle of Smolensk in 1943 (August) during the Second World War (1939-45).

The history of Pattadakal goes back to a time when it was called Kisuvolal, a valley of red soil. It even found a mention in Ptolemy's Geography in the 2nd century CE. Presently Pattadakal is located in the district of Bagalkot, state of...

Ghost stories were the earliest form of literature in ancient China. They were almost certainly part of a very old oral tradition before writing developed during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE) and they continue to be popular in China today...

Our look at World War II continues with a closer examination of just how the war impacted soldiers in the field, and the people at home. For many of the combatants, the homefront and the warfront were one and the same. The war disrupted life...

The Christmas Truce of the First World War has become a legendary story. The romantic image of enemies shaking hands in the middle of no man’s land, or playing football between the trenches, reoccurs again and again in popular culture. But...

Based on the infographic released by visualcapitalist.com: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/This video visualizes some of history’s most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to the ongoing Novel Coronavirus...