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However, a cold interrogation of the archival data and the parliamentary arithmetic suggests that the "kingmaker" label was a mathematical mirage.
The cold waters of the Potomac River carried the weight of the nation's technological aspirations on February 28, 1844.
By the winter of 1775, Royal Governor Josiah Martin of North Carolina was a ruler without a realm.
This perspective ignores the intense internal pressures facing the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus.
Quick Historical Background Founded in 1762 by Francis Baring and his brother John, Barings Bank was the oldest merchant bank...
To the west, the Qing dynasty stood as the traditional suzerain, the center of a tributary system that had defined regional o...
To him, this was a defense of the only home his people had found in Italy, protected by the Hohenstaufen kings who valued the...
Within the Brunswick government, the decision was not without internal friction.
Sergeant Kunze of the 24th Brandenburg Regiment squeezed his frame through a narrow embrasure, expecting a hail of French lea...
Another common misconception is that the revolution was a purely military affair from its inception, driven by a desire for b...
Fast Background By the early months of 1917, the global landscape of World War I was one of stagnant horror and mounting desp...
Core Event Summary The ascent of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, was a tactical necessity during the early phase of the...
The image of a city's liberation often conjures scenes of cheering crowds, flower-strewn tanks, and a swift retreat by a defe...
By the early weeks of 1744, the Mediterranean had become a pressure cooker of geopolitical ambition and personal loathing.
This was the moment abstract political philosophy became a tangible, visual reality.
Fast Background The road to February 20, 1933, began with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1919.