By 1944 it became obvious the tide was turning against Imperial Japan in World War II. However, the Japanese troops fought fanatically and it looked like the Allies were...
The great physicist Albert Einstein passes away in Princeton Hospital, New Jersey on 18 April 1955. The cause of his death was the rupture of an aneurysm, which had alrea...
Two Orthodox priests from Dalmatian villages Kričke and Baljci became Catholics 1832. year. Their names were Petar Krička and Marko Busović. They became Catholic priests...
General Robert E. Lee was without a doubt one of the greatest commanders in military history, managing to pull off a string of victories against vastly superior Union arm...
The unification of Italy in the 19th century was at first greeted with enthusiasm, but this soon evaporated among the Sicilians. Namely, the island was poor and many Sici...
The International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples was introduced as the Soviet Union’s equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize. It was introduced on 21 Dec...
Little is known about Roman emperor Vespasian’s reign except that he was a highly competent general, winning decisive victories in Britain and Judaea and later duri...