The 1970 Ancash earthquake was an undersea earthquake that affected the Peruvian regions of Ancash and La Libertad. Combined with a subsequent landslide, it killed 47,194 people and was the most catastrophic natural disaster ever recorded in the history of Peru. The 45-second quake destabilized the northern wall of Mount Huascarán and triggered a rock [...]
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, has been the site of many historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington during which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech. The building, designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple, has 36 massive columns representing the states of the [...]
After Oliver Cromwell’s death in 1658, the English republican experiment soon faltered. A strong reaction set in against Puritan supremacy and military control, and opinion favored recalling the exiled king. Charles II was persuaded to issue the Declaration of Breda, granting amnesty to former enemies of the house of Stuart, and return to England.
As king, [...]
Nehru was one of the most important leaders of the Indian independence movement and the Indian National Congress (INC). He became India’s first prime minister when the country won its independence and served from 1947 until his death, developing many of the policies that have guided India’s development. Nehru’s daughter, Indira Gandhi, and grandson, Rajiv, [...]