The Spanish Flu was undoubtedly one of the most fatal epidemics that rocked the Late Modern Period (1750-1945). In the year 1918, the world was unexpectedly affected by a massive surge in cases of the Spanish Flu (Influenza), an epidemic caused by the deadly H1N1 virus, which affected a staggering 500 million people, approximately a [...]
Five multicoloured rings on a white background. To a majority of us, this is synonymous with what is considered to be one of the most coveted sporting events, the Olympics. This mega sporting event is one that every sportsperson aspires to represent his country in, training meticulously as the event approaches every four years. The [...]
Nicolaus Copernicus, born in 1473 in Poland, remains to this day one of the most hailed names in the field of Astronomy. Born to a wealthy family of merchants, during the time when the Catholic Church was the foremost authority in Europe, Nicolaus Copernicus was poised to become a bishop in his early childhood under [...]
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart, born to an Austrian family in the 18th century was one of the most prolific classical music composers to have ever existed. His extraordinary music sense and understanding of classical music suggests immense talent. Over the course of his short lifetime of just 35 years, Mozart composed twenty-four operas, 17 masses and [...]
Said to have been created in Ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone is arguably one of the single greatest discoveries from the Ancient Egyptian civilisation. This artefact, a stone “bearing inscriptions in several languages and scripts”, played a key role in deciphering the ancient Egyptian script known as hieroglyphics, the understanding of which had so long [...]
The Berlin Wall, one of the most controversial structures built in Europe in the year 1961, was symbolic of the division in Europe at the time. The end of the Second World War in 1945 wrought significant destruction in the crumbling halves of Germany after the country’s defeat in the war. East Germany, as it [...]
As the world awaits with bated breath for a sign of a vaccine that will give hope to the human race against COVID-19, we must spare a moment to think of remarkable work that scientists of the yesteryears have put in to eradicate diseases and epidemics. Smallpox was a fatal disease that was known for [...]
On this very day, in the year 1928, history was made as Amelia Earhart, the American Aviator became the very first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Her desire to fly began long before, when she was an eleven year old, as she watched a plane swoop past her in close proximity. She was [...]
The factors that contributed to the the Civil rights movement Legal battles- Legal actions played an extremely important role in achieving civil rights in the USA during the decades-long struggle against discrimination. In the 1870s in the United States, there was increasing turmoil and tensions between the whites and the coloured over the ethicality of [...]
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