Early Modern
Spanish Conquest of the Muisca (1536-1540): Jiménez de Quesada
The Muisca were brought under Spanish rule, Bogotá was founded in 1538 and the region became the New Kingdom of Granada.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
Hurricane Katrina (2005): New Orleans, the Levees and Aftermath
Between about 1,400 and 1,800 people died, New Orleans was flooded for weeks, and damage reached about 125 billion dollars, among the costliest US disasters.
Contemporary
Srebrenica Massacre (1995): Genocide in Bosnia
More than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed; international courts later ruled that the massacre was genocide.
Contemporary
Christopher Street Liberation Day (1970): The First Pride March
The march established an annual tradition of June Pride events that spread to cities across the United States and the world.
Contemporary
Discovery of HIV (1983): Identifying the Virus That Causes AIDS
The Pasteur team's virus, confirmed in 1984 as the cause of AIDS and named HIV in 1986, made blood tests and antiviral treatment possible.
Contemporary
Black September 1970: Jordan's War with the PLO Explained
The Jordanian army defeated the Palestinian guerrilla groups; by July 1971 they had been expelled from Jordan and the PLO relocated to Lebanon.
Contemporary
Ich bin ein Berliner (1963): Kennedy's Speech in West Berlin
The speech affirmed US commitment to West Berlin and became one of the most famous addresses of the Cold War.
Ancient World
Gundestrup Cauldron: The Silver Vessel of Celtic Gods
The cauldron became the largest known piece of European Iron Age silverwork and a key, though disputed, source for Celtic religious imagery.
Ancient World
Pyramid of the Sun: Teotihuacan's Monumental Great Pyramid
The pyramid became the dominant monument of Teotihuacan, the largest city of the ancient Americas, and a lasting sacred landmark for later Mesoamerican peoples.
Ancient World
Hexi Corridor: Han China's Gateway to the Silk Road
Han China took control of the corridor, cut the Xiongnu off from the Qiang peoples and secured the main overland route to Central Asia.
Ancient World
Bharhut Stupa: Early Buddhist Reliefs of Ancient India
The carved railings and gateway became one of the earliest and most important bodies of Buddhist narrative sculpture, now mostly in the Indian Museum, Kolkata.
Ancient World
Sulla's March on Rome (88 BC): An Army Turns on the City
Sulla seized Rome, outlawed Marius and Sulpicius and kept the command against Mithridates, setting a precedent for civil war.