Contemporary
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (1963) in Birmingham
Four girls were killed; three Klansmen were eventually convicted of murder, in 1977, 2001 and 2002.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
Measles Vaccine (1963): John Enders and a Childhood Killer
The first live measles vaccine was licensed in the United States, beginning a steep fall in measles cases and deaths that spread worldwide as vaccination expanded.
Contemporary
Chinese Annexation of Tibet 1950: Chamdo and the 17-Point Deal
Tibet's army was defeated at Chamdo and the Seventeen Point Agreement of May 1951 placed Tibet under the People's Republic of China.
Contemporary
Rosenberg Trial (1951): Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Spy Case
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage and executed on 19 June 1953; Morton Sobell received 30 years.
Ancient World
Sarcophagus of Ahiram: An Early Phoenician Inscription
The sarcophagus preserves one of the earliest substantial texts in the Phoenician alphabet.
Ancient World
Piye's Conquest of Egypt: Kush Founds the 25th Dynasty
The Egyptian rulers submitted to Piye, beginning Kushite rule over Egypt known as the 25th Dynasty, though lasting control came only under his successor Shabaka.
Ancient World
Mencius: The Philosopher Who Shaped Confucianism in Ancient China
The Mencius became one of the Four Books of Confucianism and Mencius was honoured as the Second Sage after Confucius.
Ancient World
Mahajanapadas: The Sixteen Great Kingdoms of Ancient India
Rival states of the Gangetic plain were absorbed one by one into Magadha, which grew into the first large empire of northern India.
Ancient World
Gladiatorial Games in Ancient Rome: Origins, Arenas and End
Gladiatorial combat became a central Roman public spectacle for some 600 years before fading out in the 5th century AD.
Ancient World
First Olympic Games (776 BC): Origins of the Ancient Olympics
A religious festival with athletic contests for Zeus that was held every four years for over a thousand years and gave the Greeks a shared calendar.
Ancient World
Pyramid Texts: The Oldest Religious Writings of Egypt
The first large body of religious texts from Egypt, which shaped later funerary literature such as the Coffin Texts and the Book of the Dead.
Ancient World
Fall of Ur (2004 BC): Elamite Sack and the Lament for Ur
Ur was sacked by an Elamite-led army, Ibbi-Sin was taken to Elam, and the Third Dynasty of Ur came to an end.