Modern History
Desegregation at Little Rock
In 1957 the Little Rock School Board had approved a desegregation programme which allowed nine coloured students to be enrolled...
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Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was the largest battle of the Napoleonic wars. It was on 7th September 1812, approximately 110km...
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9-11 Terror Attacks
On the morning of 11th September 2001, 19 members of the terrorist organisation Al-Quaeda boarded 4 commercial planes: American Airlines...
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Napoleon in Russia
Napoleon's Russian campaign was the first step towards his eventual fall. French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, had begun his campaign to...
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The First Tanks
Tanks were used for the first time in the First World War at the Battle of the Somme. They were...
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Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Allen Hendrix was born on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, America. Hendrix had a disadvantaged childhood - his father...
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James Garfield US President
James Garfield was born on 19th November 1831. He developed a love of learning at elementary school and when he...
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
In the Spring of 1947 a group of Bedouin people discovered a number of ancient scrolls that had been placed...
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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera was the title of a story written by Gaston Leroux. It was first published in...
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First Ascent of the South-West Face of Everest
In 1953 Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tensing Norgay had been the first people to reach the summit of mount Everest....
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