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![Battle of Bir Hakeim](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19259.png?v=1721663449)
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Battle of Bir Hakeim
The defence by Free French forces of the remote desert watering hole of Bir Hakeim (Hacheim) in Libya, North Africa in May-June 1942 during the Second World War (1939-45) is one of the most heroic episodes in French military history. Although...
![Battle of Gazala](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19165.png?v=1719473469)
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Battle of Gazala
The Battle of Gazala in Libya in May-June 1942 was a decisive victory for German and Italian forces led by General Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) against British, Commonwealth, and Free French forces during the Western Desert Campaigns (Jun 1940...
![Christianity in Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18939.jpg?v=1715513425)
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Christianity in Japan
Christianity arrived in Japan in 1549 when Jesuits first set foot in Kagoshima. Initial attempts to spread the religion were met with confusion; however, through employing various methods, they began to see success. However, by 1650, Christianity...
![Discovery of X-Rays](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19242.jpg?v=1721760366)
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Discovery of X-Rays
The discovery of X-rays – a form of invisible radiation that can pass through objects, including human tissue – revolutionised science and medicine in the late 19th century. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923), a German scientist, discovered...
![The Boy Who Saw A-ti'us](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19222.jpeg?v=1721752383)
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The Boy Who Saw A-ti'us
The Boy Who Saw A-ti'us is a legend of the Pawnee nation about a young man who is granted a vision of the Creator Ti-ra'wa A-ti'us (also known simply as Ti-ra'wa or as A-ti'us) and, through his faith, is able to see what others cannot and...
![Food & Drink in Ancient Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19187.jpg?v=1720954565)
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Food & Drink in Ancient Egypt
Food and drink in ancient Egypt relied on barley and wheat, the primary crops cultivated along the Nile. The Egyptian diet was based on bread, beer, and vegetables. Meat was expensive and only rarely eaten. The majority of people ate fairly...
![Battle of Flamborough Head](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19132.jpg?v=1720687210)
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Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head (23 September 1779) was one of the most famous naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Fought off the coast of Yorkshire, England, it pitted the USS Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John...
![The Evacuation of Children in Wartime Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19138.png?v=1719399007)
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The Evacuation of Children in Wartime Britain
The evacuation of children from British cities during the Second World War (1939-45) was the largest population movement the country has ever experienced. Some 6 million women and children voluntarily evacuated from large cities to live with...
![Rationing in Wartime Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19123.png?v=1719399011)
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Rationing in Wartime Britain
Rationing of food, clothing, petrol, and other essential items was introduced in Britain during the Second World War (1939-45) when the country's imports were severely threatened by German U-boat attacks on merchant shipping in the Atlantic...
![Discovery of Penicillin](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19117.jpg?v=1719991866)
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Discovery of Penicillin
The age of antibiotics began in September 1928, with the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), then a professor of bacteriology at St. Mary's Hospital in London. Previously there were no effective treatments against a...