Contemporary
UK Miners' Strike (1984–1985): Thatcher Versus the NUM
The strike ended without agreement after a year; the NUM was defeated, pit closures accelerated and British deep coal mining had almost vanished by 2015.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
Freedom Summer (1964): Voter Registration in Mississippi
Few voters were registered, but the campaign exposed violent repression in Mississippi, created the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and built pressure for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Contemporary
Luna 9 (1966): The First Soft Landing on the Moon
Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to land softly on another world and returned panoramic pictures proving the lunar surface could support a landing craft.
Contemporary
Bandung Conference 1955: Asia and Africa Meet after Empire
The 29 participating states adopted a final communiqué with ten principles on peace and cooperation, a landmark for decolonisation and non-alignment.
Contemporary
East German Uprising of 1953: Workers' Revolt on 17 June
Soviet troops and East German police suppressed the uprising; dozens were killed, thousands arrested, and Walter Ulbricht's regime survived with Soviet support.
Ancient World
Arzhan Kurgans: Early Scythian Royal Tombs in Tuva, Siberia
The Arzhan mounds showed that the Scythian royal burial tradition and animal-style art were already developed in southern Siberia by the 9th-7th centuries BC.
Ancient World
Nazca Lines: The Giant Desert Geoglyphs of Southern Peru
Hundreds of geoglyphs survive in the desert, protected since 1994 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and still being discovered today.
Ancient World
King Wuling of Zhao's Reform (307 BC): Nomad Dress and Cavalry
Zhao built a strong force of mounted archers, conquered Zhongshan and expanded north; cavalry became a standard arm of Chinese warfare.
Ancient World
Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath: The Deer Park Discourse
The Buddha's first teaching set out the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path and created the first community of Buddhist monks.
Ancient World
Second Punic War (218-201 BC): Hannibal Against Rome
Roman victory; Carthage lost Spain and its navy, paid 10,000 talents, and Rome became the dominant power of the western Mediterranean.
Ancient World
Founding of Syracuse (733 BC): Corinth's Great Colony in Sicily
Corinthian colonists founded Syracuse, which grew into the largest and most powerful Greek city in Sicily and the western Mediterranean.
Ancient World
Story of Sinuhe: Masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian Literature
The tale became a classic of Egyptian literature, copied by scribes for centuries, and is now regarded as one of the finest works to survive from ancient Egypt.