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Australian Forces in the Solomons, 1945
A group of Australian soldiers with a Matilda tank in the Solomon Islands in 1945 during WWII's Pacific War.
Imperial War Museums, London.
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US Bombing of Kobe, 1945
Bombs being dropped by US aircraft on the Japanese city of Kobe in WWII's Pacific War, 4 June 1945.
US Air Force
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MacArthur Back in the Philipinnes
General Douglas MacArthur (centre), US commander of the Far East forces, returning to the Philippines via Leyte in October 1944 during WWII's Pacific War. The US forces had been obliged to withdraw from the Philippines...
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The 5 Classical Orders of Architecture - Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan & Composite
The five classical orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite, are systems of proportion, structure, and ornament that organize the relationship...
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Map of the World Known to Europeans c. 1000 CE - Trade, Travel & the Limits of Geographic Knowledge
Around 1000 CE, European knowledge of the wider world was uneven and depended heavily on geography, trade, religion, and contact with neighboring societies. In...
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British Surrender of Singapore, 1942
British surrender of Singapore to Japanese forces in February 1942 during WWII's Pacific War. A major naval base, its loss was a significant blow to Allied ambitions in the Pacific region. Imperial War Museums...
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Japanese Bombing of Darwin, 1942
The bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese bombers in February 1942 during the Pacific War. During the war, Australia provided vital supply routes to US forces deeper in the Pacific.
Australian War Memorial.
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12 Blue Riband Ocean Liners, 1838–1938 - A Century of the Transatlantic Speed Race
The Blue Riband of the Atlantic was the unofficial distinction awarded to the passenger liner achieving the highest average speed on a regular transatlantic crossing. Emerging...
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Abraham Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom, lithographic print on wove paper, Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co., after David Gilmour Blythe, 1863. This imaginative rendering of Abraham Lincoln...
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Reading the Emancipation Proclamation
Reading the Emancipation Proclamation, print from a steel engraving by James W. Watts after Henry Walker Herrick, 1863. On 1 January 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation...
