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![Natural Rights & the Enlightenment](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18469.png?v=1716835628)
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Natural Rights & the Enlightenment
The idea of natural rights is the concept used in philosophy and legal studies that a person has certain rights from birth and which, because they were not awarded by a particular state or legal authority, cannot be removed, that is, they...
![Mark Antony's Oration at Caesar's Funeral](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18470.jpg?v=1708445583)
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Mark Antony's Oration at Caesar's Funeral
Amid the chaos and strife following the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Mark Antony (83-30 BCE), with the advice of Cicero, persuaded the Roman Senate to declare an amnesty which pardoned the Liberators and accepted the legitimacy...
![Parisian Salons & the Enlightenment](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18461.png?v=1716043443)
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Parisian Salons & the Enlightenment
The salon was a notably French cultural event, a private social gathering where a mixture of guests openly discussed art, literature, philosophy, music, and politics. Salons were particularly but not exclusively associated with Paris and...
![Eastman's Account and Media Coverage of the Wounded Knee Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18449.jpeg?v=1713728225)
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Eastman's Account and Media Coverage of the Wounded Knee Massacre
Of the many first-person accounts of the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre, the report by Sioux author and physician Charles A. Eastman (also known as Ohiyesa, l. 1858-1939) is among the best-known. Eastman describes his experiences...
![Battle of Princeton](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18414.jpg?v=1707798064)
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Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton (3 January 1777) was a small, yet significant, battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which the American Continental Army surprised and defeated a British force at Princeton, New Jersey. The battle...
![Death of Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13337.jpeg?v=1717489458)
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Death of Alexander the Great
In June of 323 BCE, Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) died in Babylon. His sudden death before his 33rd birthday has long been a point of speculation: was it disease, old wounds, or murder? Regardless of the cause, history ranks him as...
![Battle of Trenton](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18373.jpg?v=1707554283)
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Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton (26 December 1776) was an important battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). On Christmas Day 1776, General George Washington led his Continental Army across the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack...
![New York and New Jersey Campaign](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18371.jpg?v=1707412687)
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New York and New Jersey Campaign
The New York and New Jersey Campaign (3 July 1776 to 3 January 1777) was a pivotal campaign waged during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for control of New York City, the Hudson River, and the resource-rich state of New Jersey...
![Battle of Fort Washington](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18384.jpg?v=1715370488)
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Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington (16 November 1776) took place during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) as part of the British effort to seize control of Manhattan Island. It saw a British and Hessian force capture Fort Washington...
![A Storm Eagle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18394.jpg?v=1706880063)
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A Storm Eagle
A Storm Eagle is a Cheyenne story recounting a battle fought between the Cheyenne and Pawnee in the winter of 1854-1855 when the Cheyenne retrieved the horses that the Pawnee had stolen from the Arapaho, who were allies of the Cheyenne. The...