Why is Hawaii a Part of the United States?
In 1959, the United States of America gained its 50th member. Hawaii, which had been a territory of the U.S. since 1898, earned its place as the final star on the Stars and Stripes; becoming the beloved vacation spot and island paradise we now know today. Hawaii’s image is associated with a beauty of culture and experiences, ranging from l...
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Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born on August 1, 10 BC to Antonia Minor. He was the grandson of Mark Antony and Emperor Augustus’s sister, Octavia, and younger brother of the hero Germanicus. Claudius will succeed Caligula.
Just as with some of his successors, Nero was adored by the Roman people in his early reign. Only 16 years old, Nero had little affection for ...
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How did Mad Caligula rule Rome? - History of the Roman Empire (37 AD - 41 AD)
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Why isn't Taiwan a Part of China? - The Chinese Civil war
The story of China’s communists’ rise to power starts in the early years of the 20th century. In 1912, the state of imperial China as everyone knew it came to an end with the overthrow of the last Qing monarch. The next 4 years saw a would-be emperor, Yuan Shikai, take over for a short reign, but his death would quic...
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Prior to WW2, Iran was already a reluctant participant in global affairs due to the imperial ambitions of both Britain and Russia. The two empires o...
Why was Tiberius forced to become Emperor? - History of The Roman Empire (14 AD - 37 AD)
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A mighty enclave in the depths of the Italian landscape, Vatican City is 110 acre or 0.44 square kilometer territory with a population of less than 1,000. 110 of those inhabitants constitute the Swiss Guards who make up the state’s army, protecting the precious centerpiece of the Vatican - the Pope himself.
The Vatican Hill was once an uninhabited and rather disliked holding of th...
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Why did Great Britain Colonize India?
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Why did Germany Actually Fail at Normandy?
While the Allies suffered around 10,000 casualties as a result of the beach stormings at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, the Germans lost an entire country. France was freed from the withering German grasp as the Third Reich froze like a deer in the headlights on an old country road - but the headlights came from more than one vehicle. T...
Why was Africa Split Between 7 European Nations? - The Scramble of Africa
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Why did Christianity Fail in Asia while Succeeding in Europe?
From its center point in Judea, Christianity began its early spread through the surrounding countries of the Levant - what we know now as Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Cyprus. This led to the rollout into the Asian continent of Christianity as Antioch became a new home base for the faith after its evange...
How did Simón Bolívar Betray the Spanish Empire?
Simon Bolivar was born in the capital city of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, Caracas, on July 24, 1783. From birth, Simon was already “a somebody”. The Bolivars were one of the most affluent Creole families in all of the Spanish Americas and thus, Simon had a good start to life from a societal perspective. Though his family circ...
THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA - in 13 Minutes
The first known European to reach the gorgeous coasts of California was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. Cabrillo’s expedition had been launched from modern-day Mexico, known then as the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and ended up in San Diego Bay. The expedition was rather fruitless, however, as Cabrillo failed to discover anything that he view...
Why did The Confederates Lose Despite Their Big Military Victories? - The American Civil War (1862)
Both sides of the conflict had hoped for a swift and minimally damaging war. Yet, it was clear now that the end was far from near, and the Union - despite its laundry list of advantages - was struggling. The start of 1862 had scarcely seen any significant Confederate losses thus far,...
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Why did The Anglo Saxons Migrate to Britain?
It’s believed that this was the time when groups of Germanic peoples, referred to more exclusively from the 8th century on as Angles and Saxons, decided to enter the vacant landscape. There was still an indigenous population across England, namely the Britons with the neighboring Picts and Scots from Scotland and Ireland, but the withdra...
Why is Liechtenstein a Country?
Over 38,000 people live in a nation smaller than a city - around 62 square miles or 160 square kilometers, to be exact. It ranks as one of the top 10 smallest countries to carve itself out on our maps yet has one of the world's top 3 GDPs per capita. Doubly landlocked between Austria and Switzerland, the nation of Liechtenstein has no airport nor arm...
The History of Mexico in 16 Minutes
The history of Mexico, similar to its upper neighbor of the United States, includes a significant period of colonization followed by a war for independence. After the Spaniards toppled the Aztec Empire in the 16th century, their influence spread throughout the region until the Napoleonic occupation of Spain complicated matters in the 1800s. A r...
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Back in the 17th century, a Russian explorer by the name of Semyon Dezhnev attempted to discover whether Siberia was connected with or in close proximity to North America. There are conflicting theories of what happened during this expediti...
The History of the Roman Republic (All Parts) - 753 BC - 27 BC
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The Dano-Prussian War - Explained in 11 Minutes
Despite the long-forgotten nature and complexity of the matter, let’s try to understand what exactly caused the great powers of Denmark and Prussia to end up in back-to-back wars against one another…
First, we need to try to understand the root of it all - the Schleswig-Holstein Question. This was a diplomatic dispute between th...
How did the Eastern Romans Trade with China?
Before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, trade between the East, especially China, and Rome, had already begun and gone quite well. Thanks to the Silk Road, the two far-away nations were able to import and export different spices, incense, livestock, grains, leather, and other materials - with possibly the most popular import into Ro...
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Why did The Ottoman Empire Destroy Itself? - Turkish War of Independence Part 1
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Why did England Fail Against Scotland - The Second Scottish War of Independence (1332 - 1357)
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Why were The Knights Templar so Necessary during The Crusades?
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How Did the Trans-Saharan Trade Route Actually Work?
For hundreds of years, merchants with valuable goods traveled across the largest hot desert of the planet. Surrounded by a harsh environment they managed to buy and sell… and create what we today know as the Trans-Saharan Trade Route…
Trade can be credited with much of the world’s growth over century upon century. G...
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How did the Vikings Reach America 500 years before Columbus?
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