Ancient World
Cleopatra's Needles: Egyptian Obelisks in London and New York
Two ancient Egyptian obelisks, unrelated to Cleopatra, were re-erected in London in 1878 and New York in 1881, where they still stand.
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Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Ancient World
Battle of Til-Tuba (653 BC): Ashurbanipal's Victory over Elam
Assyrian victory; Teumman was killed and Assyria installed its own candidates on the thrones of Elam.
Prehistory
Wayland's Smithy: Neolithic Long Barrow on the Ridgeway
A two-phase Neolithic burial monument, now one of the best-known long barrows in Britain and cared for by English Heritage.
Prehistory
Neolithic Britain: How Farming Arrived Around 4000 BC
Farming communities from continental Europe largely replaced Britain's Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and introduced crops, livestock, pottery and monuments.
Prehistory
La Marche Engraved Stones: Ice Age Human Faces from France
The engraved slabs, once doubted, became accepted as the largest group of realistic human portraits in Ice Age art.
Prehistory
Neanderthal Interbreeding: The DNA Modern Humans Still Carry
Living people outside Africa carry roughly 1 to 2 percent Neanderthal DNA, some of which still affects immunity, skin and disease risk.
Prehistory
Borealopelta: The Mummified Nodosaur Found in Alberta in 2011
The fossil, named Borealopelta markmitchelli in 2017, is one of the best-preserved armoured dinosaurs ever found, retaining its armour, skin and traces of pigment.
Prehistory
Burgess Shale: Charles Walcott's Cambrian Fossil Discovery
Found in 1909, the Burgess Shale became the most famous record of Cambrian soft-bodied animals and transformed scientific understanding of early animal evolution.
Modern Era
1938 New England Hurricane: The Long Island Express
The fast-moving hurricane killed roughly 680-800 people, destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of buildings and changed New England's coastline and forests.
Modern Era
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942): The Battle for Crimea
German and Romanian victory; Sevastopol fell in early July 1942 after a long defence, and about 90,000–95,000 Soviet defenders were captured.
Modern Era
Battle of Beersheba (1917): The Australian Light Horse Charge
British Empire victory; Beersheba and most of its wells were captured, turning the flank of the Ottoman Gaza-Beersheba line.
Modern Era
Battle of Isandlwana (1879): The Zulu Victory That Shook Britain
Decisive Zulu victory; the British centre column's camp was overrun and more than 1,300 men on the British side were killed.