Archives for 2012

The Congo Given and Taken

Before it was considered the property of the King of Belgium Now it was transferred to the country of Belgium.Continuing Reform of the Congo

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Systematic Oppression in the Congo.IntroductionBelgian merchants began

Today's installment concludes Cortez Captures the Aztec Capital,our selection from History of the Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott

Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #10.In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went

Cortés led his warlike array for the last time across the black and blasted environs which lay around the Indian capital.Continuing Cortes Captures

Today's installment concludes The Suez Canal Opens,our selection from an article in Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 18 by Gardiner Greene

In October, 1867, the ﬁrst steamer went from Port Said to IsmailiaContinuing The Suez Canal Opens,our selection from an article in Great Events by

Formerly the waters of the Red and Mediterranean seas were connected; that the Isthmus has gradually risen, leaving several great depressions —

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Obtaining Government Permits.IntroductionThe dream of a canal