Modern technology has allowed humans to harness the explosive power of many elements our ancestors did not have access to. Through this evolution in warfare, our bombs have gotten bigger and more destructive. Our most advanced bombs can now take out entire regions, a feat unthinkable to warfare strategists a few hundred years ago.

Although humanity has managed to harness such power, our advancements are dwarfed by the power of nature. This is undoubtedly proven by the sheer power demonstrated by history’s most destructive volcanic eruption.

The power of nature

The movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates is one of the most powerful events…

During the early 20th century a struggle for women’s suffrage was happening across the world. The west was not exempt from this as even during this time most states did not allow women to vote. As this movement spread across the world women started to perform actions that at the time were deemed exclusive for men to show that they are capable of doing what any man can.

In the west, this movement was especially active during the WWI years as women were required to take up some of the jobs men did as the men were sent to fight…

The United States has come up with many schemes to prove itself as the leading power on the world stage. Such schemes came in many shapes and sizes and, although not always the case, most of them were pursued and put into action by the army.

During the Cold War, this was even more evident as the Americans had to compete against the Red Bear in the East. With the USSR slowly catching up technologically with the US in the 1950s and 1960s plans were put into place to show the American public that the US still had the upper…

Throughout modern history, the lives of those who rule a country would be in danger. Although it is not as common nowadays due to an increase in the level of security around these figureheads, the lives of rulers in the 20th century could be threatened or even ended.

Such an occurrence was not isolated to states going through revolutions as even in states such as the U.S., president Kennedy ended up being assassinated. Despite the fact that assassinations were one of the biggest threats against figureheads before the 21st century, some perished or disappeared under other, more dubious circumstances. …

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was known for many things. Being the original creator of Fascism and Italy’s dictato rfor several years the extremist leader left his impact upon the Italian people and the history books.

Although his exploits and failures in the Second World are well-known there is another less well known side to the dictator that we will explore today. To do this we will look at Mussolini’s life before the Second World War and how the Catholic leader became the Protector of Islam.

Italian Libya

We’ve already looked at some very brief conflicts on our publication, most notably the Six Hour War during World War II, in which the country of Denmark surrendered to the Third Reich in just six hours.

Now it’s time to consider the polar opposite, one of the world’s longest and bloodless battles. The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years’ War between the Isles of Scilly and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Conflict in England

The nature of this incident, like many others in history, may be traced back to the British, namely the English Civil War (1642–1651). …

The Cullinan Diamond was the name given to a 3107-carat diamond found in the colony of Transvaal, South African by Frederick Wells in 1905. By far the largest natural diamond to ever be found, the gemstone was said to be worth around £150,000 in 1907. That would mean £15 million in today's money or around $21.5 million.

After being displayed in the Standard Bank of Johannesburg for 3 months the decision was made to sell the diamond. A British sales company under the name S. Neumann & Co. was assigned the task of finding a buyer for this colossal gem…

The War of the First Coalition from 1792 to 1797 brought about the rise of France as the leading military power on the continent. During this brief five year war, the newly declared French Republic managed to placate two of Europe’s greatest military powers, Prussia and Austria.

Much of the fighting in this war occurred in the Netherlands, a very prosperous region at the time due to its direct access to both overseas and inland trade routes. As a result of this geographical blessing, the Dutch boasted a large navy which they used for trade and warfare. …