Prehistory
Cueva de las Manos: The Cave of the Hands in Patagonia
The site became one of the best-known rock art sites in South America and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Prehistory
Monte Verde: The Chilean Site That Rewrote American Prehistory
Acceptance of Monte Verde in 1997 ended the Clovis-first model and showed that people had reached South America by about 14,500 years ago.
Prehistory
Tiktaalik: The Fish That Took the First Steps Toward Land
Tiktaalik became the best-known transitional fossil between fish and tetrapods, showing how fins began to evolve into limbs.
Modern Era
Bataan Death March (1942): Allied Prisoners in the Philippines
Thousands of Filipino and American prisoners died on the march and many more in the following months at Camp O'Donnell; Homma was later tried and executed.
Modern Era
Meuse-Argonne Offensive (1918): America's Largest WWI Battle
American and French forces broke through the German defences between the Meuse and the Argonne and cut key railways near Sedan, contributing to Germany's defeat.
Modern Era
Gapsin Coup (1884): Korea's Failed Three-Day Reform Coup
The coup was suppressed by Qing troops on 6 December; its leaders were killed or fled to Japan, and Qing influence in Korea grew.
Modern Era
Siege of Vicksburg (1863): Grant Wins the Mississippi River
Union victory; Pemberton surrendered about 29,500 men on 4 July 1863, and with the fall of Port Hudson five days later the Union controlled the whole Mississippi River.
Modern Era
Pasteur's Rabies Vaccine (1885): Saving the Boy Joseph Meister
Joseph Meister survived after a course of injections, the treatment was adopted internationally and the Pasteur Institute was founded in 1888.
Modern Era
Queen Victoria's Accession (1837): The Start of an Era
Eighteen-year-old Victoria succeeded her uncle William IV, began a reign of more than 63 years and ended the personal union of the British and Hanoverian crowns.
Middle Ages
Inca Road System: The Qhapaq Nan Across the Andes
A network of roads, bridges and way stations bound the Inca Empire together and remains one of the greatest engineering achievements of the pre-industrial world.
Middle Ages
Elmina Castle (1482): Portugal's First Fort in West Africa
Portugal built the first European fortress in sub-Saharan Africa, secured a near-monopoly of the Gold Coast gold trade for over a century and created a base later used in the Atlantic slave trade.
Middle Ages
Lam Son Uprising (1418-1427): Le Loi Expels the Ming from Vietnam
Ming forces withdrew from Vietnam; Le Loi became emperor as Le Thai To and founded the Later Le dynasty in 1428.