Early Modern
Red Fort of Delhi: Shah Jahan's Palace in Shahjahanabad
The fort became the seat of the Mughal emperors for two centuries and later a national symbol of independent India.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Early Modern
James Lind's Scurvy Trial (1747): An Early Clinical Trial
Oranges and lemons produced rapid recovery, but the Royal Navy did not issue lemon juice routinely until 1795.
Early Modern
Regnans in Excelsis (1570): The Pope Excommunicates Elizabeth I
Elizabeth was declared a heretic and deposed in the eyes of the Church; England responded with treason laws that made Catholicism increasingly dangerous to practise.
Early Modern
Battle of Cajamarca (1532): The Capture of Atahualpa
Spanish victory; Atahualpa was captured, paid a huge ransom in gold and silver, and was executed in July 1533.
Contemporary
2003 Bam Earthquake: The Destruction of an Ancient Iranian City
About 26,000 people were killed, most of the city destroyed and the Arg-e Bam citadel badly damaged; Bam was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in danger in 2004.
Contemporary
Bosnian War (1992–1995): Conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The war ended with the Dayton Agreement of 1995, which kept Bosnia and Herzegovina as one state divided into two entities.
Contemporary
Occupation of Alcatraz (1969-1971): Indians of All Tribes Protest
The occupation ended with the removal of the last 15 occupiers, but it inspired the Red Power movement and helped shift federal policy towards Native self-determination.
Contemporary
Louise Brown (1978): The First IVF 'Test-Tube Baby'
The first human birth after in vitro fertilisation opened the way to a treatment that has since produced millions of children worldwide.
Contemporary
Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970: The Biafra Secession and Famine
Biafra surrendered on 15 January 1970 and was reintegrated into Nigeria, after a war in which an estimated 500,000 to 2 million civilians died, mostly from famine.
Contemporary
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962): Thirteen Days on the Nuclear Brink
The Soviet Union withdrew its missiles from Cuba in exchange for a US pledge not to invade Cuba and a secret promise to remove US Jupiter missiles from Turkey.
Ancient World
Galatians: The Celtic Invaders Who Settled in Anatolia
Three Celtic tribes settled central Anatolia, raided their neighbours for decades and eventually became the Roman province of Galatia in 25 BC.
Ancient World
Pyramid of the Moon: Teotihuacan's Northern Sacred Monument
Rebuilt seven times, the pyramid became Teotihuacan's second-largest monument and the focus of state rituals involving human and animal sacrifice.