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
While it’s widespread knowledge that George Washington kept slaves, what’s not as popular is how his wife grew the slave population in his home by leaps and bounds. When George Washington married Martha in 1759, he owned around 18 enslaved people. However,
In this article, we shed light on five common misconceptions about slavery and the actual impacts of slavery which have continued to be minimised. The Irish Slavery MythThere’s a prevalent misconception that the Irish served as enslaved people; however, this isn’t true.
Fredericka Carolyn “Fredi” Washington was born with fair skin and green eyes, and with the racism very apparent in 1930s Hollywood, she could have made a success in her career if she decided to “Pass”. However, Fredi didn’t. She went as far
This is a strange and cruel ceremony practised by the Hamar Tribe of Ethiopia in which the women are flogged mercilessly to display their love and devotion. According to the people of the tribe, scars exhibit a woman’s ability for love, and
During the colonial era, from the 1880s to 1920, the United States experienced a significant onslaught of immigrants as they trooped in search of better economic opportunities, while others, like the Pilgrims who came in the early 1600s, arrived in a bid
Between 1 July and 18 November 1916, one of the most infamous battles of World War I took place. The very high casualties during the Battle of the Somme earned Sir Douglas Haig, who devised the plan for this battle with Sir
One of the 14th Amendment guarantees is fair treatment as a citizen’s entitlement, especially during judicial processes, and equal protection under the law. A year after rejecting it, Louisiana and South Carolina voted to ratify the Amendment on the 9th of July,
Since 1941, Independence Day, popularly known as the Fourth of July, has been a federal holiday in the United States. However, this tradition of celebrating this day is rooted in the American Revolution and the 18th century. The Continental Congress, on July
On July 2, 1964, the American government signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to put an end to segregation in public places, ban employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin, and generally stop minorities from being denied
The United States military killed and buried Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011. Osama Bin Laden was the al Qaeda leader responsible for the 9/11 attacks. He was hiding with his family in Abbottabad, Pakistan when the U.S. Special Operations troops
The German Jewish diarist, Anne Frank who happens to be one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust, had a diary where she wrote details of her life till the Nazis took her and her family. This diary which ended up
Seventy-six years ago, judges in Nuremberg handed down sentences to the most horrible war criminals of the Third Reich. While some of the minds behind the holocaust escaped trials, some got their punishments. The British, American and Soviet armies knew that the
While World War II is gaining publicity and conversations are being held studying it to prevent a repetition of what remains the most destructive war in history, very few people know how drugs played a primary role in World War II. For
This series sheds light on the serial killers who left their mark on British History. Beverly Allitt Beverley Allitt was born on October 4th 1968, and grew up in the village of Corby Glen, near the town of Grantham. She had two
All through World War II, Nazi officials hunted allied spies and resistance fighters. However, Virginia Hall, who wreaked great havoc by organising sabotage missions and jailbreaks, continually eluded them. She was born on April 6, 1906, to Barbara Virginia Hammel and Edwin
While the persecution of Nazi war criminals has gone on, this list includes a list of Nazi most wanted war criminals. Some of them have never been convicted and have avoided prosecution for their roles in war crime atrocities and the Holocaust.
