Prehistory
Nahal Mishmar Hoard: Copper Age Treasure from the Judean Desert
The hoard revealed the advanced metalworking of the Ghassulian Chalcolithic and is now displayed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
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Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Prehistory
Tuc d'Audoubert Clay Bison: Unique Ice Age Sculptures in Ariège
The two clay bison became the most famous unfired clay sculptures of the Ice Age; the cave remains closed and privately protected.
Prehistory
Homo luzonensis: The Callao Cave Humans of the Philippines
Fossils from Callao Cave were named a new human species in 2019, showing that a distinct, small-toothed hominin lived on Luzon before or as modern humans arrived.
Prehistory
Maiasaura and Egg Mountain: Evidence of Dinosaur Parenting
The discovery of Maiasaura nests with juveniles provided the first strong evidence that some dinosaurs nested in colonies and cared for their young.
Prehistory
Trilobites: The Iconic Arthropods of the Paleozoic Seas
Trilobites diversified into more than 20,000 known species before dying out in the Permian–Triassic extinction about 252 million years ago.
Modern Era
Hawke's Bay Earthquake (1931): New Zealand's Deadliest Quake
The earthquake killed 256 people, destroyed central Napier and Hastings, raised about 40 square kilometres of seabed and led to Napier's Art Deco rebuilding.
Modern Era
Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941): The April War and Its Aftermath
Axis victory; Yugoslavia surrendered on 17 April 1941 and was partitioned among Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and the new Independent State of Croatia.
Modern Era
Battle of Cambrai (1917): The First Mass Tank Attack in History
Inconclusive: a deep British break-in on 20 November was largely reversed by the German counter-attack of 30 November.
Modern Era
Satsuma Rebellion (1877): Saigo Takamori and the Last Samurai
The government's conscript army crushed the rebellion; Saigo died at Shiroyama, ending armed samurai resistance to the Meiji state.
Modern Era
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859): Spark of the War
The raid was crushed within 36 hours; Brown was captured, tried for treason against Virginia and hanged on 2 December 1859, becoming a martyr in the North and a symbol of menace in the South.
Modern Era
Invention of Dynamite (1867): Alfred Nobel's Explosive Fortune
Dynamite made high explosives far safer to handle, transformed mining, quarrying and construction, and built the fortune that funds the Nobel Prizes.
Modern Era
Cato Street Conspiracy (1820): Plot to Murder the Cabinet
The plotters were arrested in Cato Street; five were hanged and beheaded on 1 May 1820 and five others transported for life.