Most of the incredible structures and facilities that were prominent in Ancient Egypt were built on the back of slavery. While slaves were a major part of the ancient Egypt labour force, they also served many other purposes. There were three types
It’s not uncommon to find people who assume that ancient Roman children didn’t have fun. While some others think that from a very early age, the male children were trained to be gladiators and the females, healers. Well, this isn’t exactly true.
Actress Nichelle Nichols was born on December 28, 1932, in Robbins, Illinois as Grace Dell Nichols. She was the third of six children. Her dad, Samuel Earl Nichols, was a factory worker who was elected both town mayor of Robbins in 1929
Some ancient Jewish mythology portrays Lilith to be the wife of Adam. Although intellectuals are not definite, in the satirical Alphabet of Sirach 700–1000 AD, Lilith is revealed as Adam’s first wife, she was brought to existence at the same time and
In 60-61 AD, Emperor Nero attempted to explore the Nile River. He tried to ascertain the source of the Nile River. Around 61 AD, the Emperor sent a little group of guards of the praetorian rank to discover the origins of the
Thomas Sankara was the political administrator of Burkina Faso in the 1980s. He was born on the 21st of December, 1949, in a northern town in the Upper Volta (now known as Burkina Faso) of French West Africa called Yako. He was
Mohammed, a 20-year-old from Sudan shared his memory of trying to cross one of the European Union borders in Africa. He said that a couple of seconds after his feet touched the ground of Spanish soil, he turned to see his friends
The origin of American Football finds its root in early versions of rugby football and association football. Rugby football and association football also have their origin in numerous varieties of football played in Britain in the mid-19th century. The usual standard in
The US troops following the command of Major General Leonard Wood massacred about 1,000 Filipino Muslims, who were referred to as Moros, and had their hideout at Bud Dajo, a volcanic crater on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines on
Maria Felipa de Oliveira was an Afro-Brazilian independence fighter who was from the island of Itaparica, Bahia. She was very active during the Brazilian War of Independence. The struggle for Brazilian independence against the Portuguese lasted for more than a year and
On the 3rd, of January 1966, the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d’état took place in the Republic of Upper Volta, now known as Burkina Faso. As a result of the popular large-scale protests, the military intervened against the government and forced President
Captain Nieves Fernandez was the only known female Filipino guerilla leader. She was a school teacher prior to the war. The picture above shows US Army Pvt. Andrew Lupiba how used her long knife to silently kill Japanese soldiers during the Japanese
When World War II began in 1939, the United Kingdom had to import two-thirds of its food and it had to be shipped over oceans which the German forces also occupied. The Ministry of Food was not willing to put the lives
A lot of people are not aware that Jack London, the well-known American author wasn’t just an author but a photojournalist and a skilled documentary photographer. He captured thousands of pictures over the years from the slums of London’s East End to
The picture above shows the end of a vicious boxing match between Ray Campbell and Dick Hyland. The match left the two fighters looking battered, bloodied, bruised, and staring down at each other at the end of the fight. Boxing in those
The world was beyond shocked when Nazi troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The world leaders and Europe knew that this invasion was very likely to kick off the war. The military leaders in Germany had made plans for war with