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Map of the Magellan–Elcano Voyage, 1519–1522 - The First Recorded Circumnavigation of the World
A map of the Magellan–Elcano expedition (1519–1522), a Spanish-sponsored maritime voyage authorized under Charles I of Spain (reign 1516–1556; later Holy Roman Emperor...
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The Toledo Gate in Ciudad Real
The Toledo Gate, photograph by Juan Ángel Piqueras, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 13 July 2026. The Toledo Gate (Spanish: La Puerta de Toledo) in Ciudad Real is a significant example of military architecture...
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Map of The Olmec World and Its Mesoamerican Connections - Power, Resources, and Interaction Networks, c. 1500–400 BCE
The Olmec world developed in the tropical lowlands of present-day Veracruz and Tabasco during Mesoamerica’s Formative period (c. 1500–400 BCE). Major...
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Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Reviewing Plans
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, photograph by Imperial Japanese Navy, c. 1941. Photograph of Admiral Yamamoto, commander of Japan's Combined Fleet during the Second World War, reviewing war plans. His reservations...
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Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, painting by Shugaku Homma, 1943. This official portrait of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto depicts him in his ceremonial Imperial Japanese Naval attire. He served as the commander of Japan's Combined...
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Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo
Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, photograph by the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1942. This portrait was taken during WWII while Nagumo was commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet. His aerial divisions played...
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Twelve Steels That Forged History - Metallurgical Revolutions That Changed Civilization.
Steel, an alloy of iron and carbon whose strength, hardness, and flexibility can be modified through composition and processing, has been one of humanity’s most transformative...
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Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, 1861 - One of the Forts to Later Fire on Fort Sumter
Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, photograph by an unknown photographer, 1861. The fort was initially garrisoned by Union soldiers under Major Robert Anderson...
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General Abner Doubleday
General Abner Doubleday, photograph by an unknown photographer, although likely either Mathew Brady or Levin Corbin Handy, 1855-1865. This portrait shows General Abner Doubleday, an officer of the US Army during the American...
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Aerial View of Pearl Harbor
An aerial view of the United States' naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Taken in October 1941.
