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The Temple of the Emerald Buddha
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The Temple of the Emerald Buddha

A small carved figurine sits high on a grand multi-tiered pedestal in a magnificent wat (temple) in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been sitting there since 1784 CE and was originally thought to be made of emerald. Hundreds...
Sinking of the White Ship
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Sinking of the White Ship

A depiction of the Sinking the White Ship in the English Channel. The White Ship sank off the coast of Barfleur, Normandy on November 25, 1120 CE. The ship departed from Barfleur on a course for England, but struck a rock...
Virginia Slave Laws and Development of Colonial American Slavery
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Virginia Slave Laws and Development of Colonial American Slavery

Racialized chattel slavery developed in the English colonies of North America between 1640-1660 and was fully institutionalized by 1700. Although slavery was practiced in the New England...
Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome
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Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome

The Temple of Mars Ultor stands in the Forum of Augustus in Rome and was built to commemorate Augustus' victory in 42 BCE at the Battle of Philippi over the assassins of Julius Caesar. The building became the place where...
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) is the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War (1876-1877). Five companies of the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) were wiped...
Mau Mau Rebellion
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Mau Mau Rebellion - Nationalism & Terror in British Kenya

The Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60), led by the Kikuyu people of Kenya, was a guerrilla war conducted against British colonial rule, motivated by anger at land confiscations and the threat to indigenous...
Map of Virginia by John White
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Map of Virginia by John White

A map of Virginia, the area where English colonists settled in 1585 and 1587 CE, establishing Roanoke Colony (North Carolina, USA). The map also shows Florida and was made by John White (d. 1593 CE) in 1585 CE. (British...
Inuit by John White
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Inuit by John White

A 16th century CE illustration of an Inuit by John White. (British Museum, London)
North American Indian Warrior by John White
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North American Indian Warrior by John White

An illustration by John White (d. 1593 CE) of a North American Indian warrior seen by the first English colonists who attempted to establish a settlement, Roanoke Colony, in 1585 CE (and again in 1587 CE...
White Bull
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White Bull

Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux warrior and chief White Bull (l. 1849-1947) in 1926 at the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Photo by Earl Alonzo Brininstool.
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