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Category: History

Moonstruck

When the erstwhile Soviet Union launched the Earth’s first artificial satellite Sputnik I, the US called the development the Shock of the Century. Indeed, the successful launch came as a […]

War Babies: Their Homes & Roots

Jane Radika (50), who was taken to the UK from Bangladesh in the summer of 1972 when she was only five weeks old, is looking for her mother and identity. […]

Theorising The Rise Of Hegemony…

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 – March 21, 2013), once, said: “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” […]

Dirge Of Despair & Depression!

Perhaps, the presiding God of History is fierce and ruthless. Otherwise, it is not possible for human beings to do injustice with people around them. Only human beings can create […]

Napoleon, Nelson & The Nile

In ordering an expedition to Egypt and creating an Army of the Orient under the command of the young General Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1798, France’s post-revolutionary Directory sought to […]

Laws Of ‘Unnatural’ Selection

Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882) used to believe that human beings have done everything possible to survive on the planet Earth. In his 1859 publication […]

A Thrilling Discovery

The German archaeologists recently found a priceless treasure that is more than 3,000 years old. Even after all these years, the treasure remains intact. Archaeologists reportedly discovered an octagonal sword […]

2000-Year-Old Roman Cemetery Unearthed

Archaeologists, who have been working on a 2,000-year-old Roman-era cemetery in Gaza, recently discovered at least 125 tombs inside the cemetery. The Palestinian Ministry of Antiquities has confirmed the news, […]