Contemporary
Love Canal (1978): The Toxic Waste Scandal and the Superfund Law
Hundreds of families were relocated, the site was fenced off and cleaned up, and the case led directly to the federal Superfund law of December 1980.
All Articles
Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Contemporary
1975 UK EEC Referendum: Britain's First Vote on Europe
About 67 percent of voters chose to keep the United Kingdom in the European Community (Common Market).
Contemporary
March on Washington (1963): Jobs, Freedom and 'I Have a Dream'
A peaceful crowd of about 250,000 heard King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, building national pressure that helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Contemporary
Telstar 1 (1962): First Live Transatlantic Satellite TV
Telstar 1 proved that an orbiting satellite could relay live television, telephone calls and data between continents, opening the age of satellite communications.
Contemporary
Deir Yassin Massacre 1948: Killings in a Village near Jerusalem
Around 100–120 villagers were killed; news of the killings spread fear among Palestinian Arabs and hardened the 1948 conflict.
Contemporary
Battle of the Pusan Perimeter (1950): Holding the Line in Korea
UN and South Korean forces held the perimeter around Pusan; the North Korean army was exhausted and collapsed after the Inchon landing and the breakout of mid-September 1950.
Ancient World
Sea Peoples: Raiders of the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean
Egypt repelled the Sea Peoples twice, but some groups, notably the Philistines, settled on the coast of Canaan as the Late Bronze Age order collapsed.
Ancient World
Paracas Culture: Necropolis Burials and Textiles of Ancient Peru
Paracas weaving and burial traditions passed into the Nasca culture, and the necropolis textiles became some of the most admired ancient fabrics in the world.
Ancient World
Partition of Jin (403 BC): The Birth of Han, Zhao and Wei
The great state of Jin was divided among the Han, Zhao and Wei lineages, whose heads were formally recognised as feudal lords in 403 BC.
Ancient World
Sulba Sutras: Vedic Geometry and Altar Building in India
The oldest surviving Indian geometry texts, recording exact rules for building altars, the Pythagorean relation and a very accurate value for the square root of 2.
Ancient World
Battle of Asculum (279 BC): The Original Pyrrhic Victory
Narrow and costly victory for Pyrrhus; Rome refused to make peace and Pyrrhus soon left for Sicily.
Ancient World
Lycurgus and the Spartan Constitution: How Sparta Was Ruled
Sparta acquired a mixed constitution of two kings, a council of elders, an assembly and five ephors, later credited to Lycurgus, which lasted with changes for centuries.