Contemporary
Voyager 1 and 2 (1977): The Grand Tour of the Outer Planets
The two probes explored all four giant planets between 1979 and 1989 and later became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
Six-Day War 1967: Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Syria at War
Israeli victory; Israel took control of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
Contemporary
Secret War in Laos (1961-1975): The CIA and the Hmong
The communist Pathet Lao took power in 1975; tens of thousands of Hmong fled abroad, and millions of unexploded bombs remained in the Laotian countryside.
Ancient World
Celtic Invasion of Greece (279 BC): Brennus Attacks Delphi
The Gauls ravaged Macedonia and central Greece but were repulsed at Delphi; survivors moved on to Thrace and Anatolia.
Ancient World
Huacas del Sol y de la Luna: Moche Temples Near Trujillo
The site became the political and religious capital of the southern Moche; Huaca del Sol was later partly destroyed by colonial treasure hunters.
Ancient World
Rebellion of the Seven States (154 BC): Han Princes Rise Up
The revolt was crushed; the kingdoms lost most of their autonomy and power shifted decisively to the Han central government.
Ancient World
Ajanta Caves: Buddhist Rock-Cut Monasteries and Murals of India
About 30 Buddhist cave monasteries and halls were cut and painted, preserving the finest surviving body of ancient Indian painting.
Ancient World
Battle of Arausio (105 BC): Rome's Disaster Against the Cimbri
Decisive victory of the Cimbri and their allies; two Roman armies were destroyed, and Rome turned to Gaius Marius.
Ancient World
Long Walls of Athens (c. 461 BC): Linking the City to Piraeus
Athens became a fortified city-and-port that could be supplied by sea; the walls were demolished in 404 BC and rebuilt by Conon in the 390s BC.
Ancient World
Queen Tiye: Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III
A commoner-born queen who became one of the most influential women of the New Kingdom and grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Ancient World
Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal: Assyria's Greatest Palace Reliefs
A celebrated cycle of Assyrian reliefs presenting the king as protector of his land, now among the best-known works of ancient art.
Prehistory
Pentre Ifan: Neolithic Portal Dolmen in Pembrokeshire, Wales
A portal dolmen that survives as one of the most impressive megalithic monuments in Britain, in state care since 1884.