Category: History Knowledge

In 1943, the United States, strongly engaged in the fight against Nazism and Fascism during the Second World War, also faced a serious conflict at

In the last months of World War II, as Nazi Germany began to collapse, the capture of Berlin had become the ultimate political and military

On June 5, 1944, more than 1,000 British bombers dropped 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries placed in the Normandy assault zone, while

Senator Robert Kennedy is shot dead at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after announcing to his acclaimed

One of the Allies’ greatest fears during World War II was that Adolf Hitler and his Nazi forces would unleash what is called Wunderwaffen, or

Chinese troops invade Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The Chinese government’s brutal aggression against the protesters shocked the

On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway, one of the most decisive American victories against Japan during the Second World War, began. During the

The Insurrection Act gives American presidents the power to deploy active duty soldiers to maintain or restore peace in times of crisis. The Insurrection Act

On June 3, 1965, 120 miles above the Earth, Major Edward H. White II opened the hatch of the Gemini 4 and leaves the capsule,