The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, has been behind one of the longest and most brutal conflicts in Uganda and its neighboring countries. This conflict has displaced nearly two million people and killed thousands. The LRA started its rebellion
During the Victorian Era, a time when asylums had an outburst of patients treated. This resulted from increased psychiatric illness; there was a massive admission of mentally ill patients. These patients were admitted under the Poor Law and lunacy Act. The 1845
The thylacine is a carnivore known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf because of its striped lower back. It was one of the giant carnivorous marsupials. This animal looked like a medium-to-large-size dog. It had a stiff tail and an abdominal
In 1978, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was formed after the Saur Revolution. The Afghanistan leadership was overthrown with the assistance of the Soviet Union. Mohammad Taraki Nur, the Afghan president, had earlier implemented socialist land and modernization reforms into effect. He
The SS Komagata Maru, a steamship carrying 376 Punjabi passengers, mainly Sikhs; however, some Hindus and Muslims were on board too, arrived on the west coast of the Dominion of Canada on May 23, 1914. As a result of the laws that
Leonard George Siffleet was born on 14th January 1916. He was born in Gunnedah, New South Wales. While he wasn’t so much of an outdoor person, he enjoyed swimming and performing activities that didn’t require much physical movement, like knitting. He moved to
In the 1970s, New York City was described as a broken, chaotic capital bolting into anarchy. The residents remember this decade as the most desolate, uncertain time the city has faced. Vergara came across the camera first during the 1970s; his attention
During the Victorian era, after Napoleon conquered Egypt, there was a significant influx of Europeans into Egypt. The mystery in Egyptian history only increased the interest of the Europeans. Mummies weren’t considered a big deal during this time and were disregarded. They
The monowheel, also known as a monocycle, was regularly proposed as a means of new transportation. They were not automatic and pedal-powered. The attained speed record for a motorized monowheel is 61.18 Mph. Countless investors came up with versions of the monowheel;
President Anwar Sadat had a reputation for making bold decisions in foreign affairs. This reputation was primarily based on his decision to journey to the camp of Egypt’s adversary, Israel, to make peace in 1977. He was the first Arab leader to
While Hedren and her husband Marshall were filming in Africa in 1969, they stormed upon a rejected house home to some lions. This inspired the couple to create a movie which helped in promoting the preservation of the endangered species. Hedren went
Two sisters who survived the Holocaust as children and later immigrated to the United States died just days apart in their adopted state of Alabama. Ruth Scheuer Siegler, 95, died on Saturday, according to the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. Ilse Scheuer Nathan,
14-year-old Robert McGee and his family decided to migrate west in 1864 for a better life on the American frontier. His family then got on a wagon train heading to Leavenworth, Kansas. However, while en route, somewhere on the trail, Robert’s parents
The Lebanese War was not just an internal and regional conflict but more. International and local parties were actively involved in the 15 years of fighting. The war resulted from numerous issues like the Palestine-Israel conflict, Cold War competition, Arab nationalism, political
The first scientific system of criminal identification was invented in the 18th century. Alphonse Bertillon created anthropometry in a bid to get repeating offenders. It is known today as the Mugshot. The system was named Bertillonage in honour of Bertillon. The bertillonage
Ralph Earl Madsen is popularly known as the tallest Texan Cowboy. However, he was not a Texan. He was born on April 19, 1897, in Norfolk, Nebraska. Ralph was over 7 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 104 kg, while his parents
Between the 19th century and early 20th century, strongmen often displayed their incredible power as circus performers and entertainers rather than competing against one another as athletes. Although initially starting in Europe, it spread to the United States. The athletes were physically
