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
In one of the collections of pictures Samuel Chidwick donated to the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth; a photograph shows a sailor removing the leg chains from a newly freed slave. His father, Able Seaman Joseph Chidwick, was born in 1881 and
Electric Cars provided a very profitable business market. It served as a reliable means of saving energy, and it was only in 1859 after French physicist Gaston Planté invented the lead–acid battery vehicles, that this came to being. The pioneer nations that
Horse Diving first began in the mid-1880s. It would be described as when a horse dives into a pool of water from a great height. At times, the heights measured as high as 60 feet. In 1881 while Carver was crossing a
As a result of how expensive and how often mine workers attempt smuggling Diamonds out of the mines, South African workers are x-rayed before they leave the mines. In this picture that shows a De Beer mine worker being x-rayed in Kimberly,
During the reign of Queen Victoria, a woman’s hair was considered an essential part of her identity. It set her aside and marked her femininity and status. A core part of her appearance determined how she was viewed. At that time, it
It is widespread knowledge that when a cat falls upside down, it can turn its body mid-air, so It lands on its feet. Although numerous scientists like James Clerk Maxwell had pondered on the “falling cat” problem, until 1969 when T.R. Kane
For a long time, Germany had a history of tension with France and the Nazi was open about their hatred for the French political ideals of liberty and equality. The French had Africans in their military, which went against Nazi Germany’s belief
Robert Pershing Wadlow holds the record for being the tallest man in the world. However, this 8 feet, 11 inches tall “gentle giant” had a concise life. On February 22, 1919, Addie Wadlow gave birth to Robert Pershing Wadlow in Alton, Illinois,
In January 1979, a child swimming found a 6-gram mass of gold at the river bank. Genésio Ferreira da Silva who owned the property, then recruited a geologist to investigate whether the gold he found on his property was only the tip
Belgian Congo was known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo after its independence in 1960. However, before her independence, between 1885 and 1908, The Congo Free State was a corporate state in Central Africa privately owned by King Leopold II of
In 1626, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered the construction of Vasa. The 17th century saw Sweden grow tremendously. It became a significant power after winning numerous wars against major cities like Denmark, Russia, and Poland and ruling over most of the
On May 6, 1937, the airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and a source of pride to Nazi Germany, exploded into flames after it touched its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. It killed 36 passengers and crew members. In 1852,
André René Roussimoff was born on 19 May 1946. He was the son of Boris Roussimoff and Mariann Roussimoff Stoeff, two immigrants. His father was Bulgarian and his mother was Polish. His early life was in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne. Andre was the third
Amasunzu is a traditionally Rwandan hairstyle worn by men and by single women to suggest to potential suitors that they were single and ready to marry. It represented the various stages of life these men and women were in. The hairstyle also
Sofia Costanza Villani Scicolone popularly by her screen name, Sophia Loren was the daughter of Romilda Villani and Riccardo Scicolone, a construction engineer of royal blood. She was born on September 20, 1934, in Rome, Italy. Although her mother had birthed the
This article delves into what tech headlines looked like before smartphones, laptops, and tablets. We’ve come a really long way, and hopefully, we will show our readers the giant strides we’ve made in the technological department. Going through vintage computer advertisements puts
