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"Landing of the Pilgrims", also known as "The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in America, A. D. 1620", (1848 CE) is a painting by Charles Lucy (1814–1873 CE). White House copy of the painting. (From The White House Historical Association)

In ancient warfare open battles were the preferred mode of meeting the enemy, but sometimes, when defenders took a stand within their well-fortified city or military camp, siege warfare became a necessity, despite its high expense in money...

A 17th-century painting by Jan Wyck showing Prince William of Orange landing in England in November 1688, the beginning of the Glorious Revolution which saw him become William III of England (r. 1689-1702). (Royal Museums, Greenwich, London...

An 1847 painting by John Vanderlyn showing the landing of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506 CE) in the West Indies in 1492. As an adelantado, Columbus was representing the Spanish Crown, hence he holds a banner showing the Spanish coats of...

"Landing of the Pilgrims" (c. 1803 CE) is a painting by Michele Felice Cornè (1752–1845 CE). It depicts the Pilgrims who travelled to Plymouth Rock aboard the Mayflower in 1620 CE. Courtesy of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department...

A 1673 print showing Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), the Polish astronomer, and his wife Elisabeth examining the stars using a sextant. From Hevelius's Machinae Coelestis: Pars Prior, (1673), fig. M, facing p. 222.

The modern celebration of Thanksgiving was formalized across the United States only in 1963 CE although it had been observed regionally for 100 years prior.

Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta, l. 1822-1909) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, statesman, and military strategist who became the only Native American leader of the Plains Indians to win a war against the United States. Red Cloud's War (1866-1868...

Plebeians were members of the plebs, the hereditary social class of commoners in ancient Rome. Their exclusion from political power by the patricians, who claimed to be the descendants of the first senators, led to Conflict of the Orders...

Cahuachi, located on the southern coast of Peru, was the most important sacred site of the Nazca civilization. The Nazca flourished between 200 BCE and 600 CE, and Cahuachi covers a similar time period. The site, which was used for harvest...