AP World History

Biographies

Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine Biography Thomas Paine was born on 9 February 1737, in Thetford, Norfolk, England. He was the son of…

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Biographies

Marie Curie

Marie Curie Biography Maria Sklodowska Curie was born in Warsaw, which was then known as the Russian partition of Poland,…

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Biographies

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Biography The man who would become the 26th president of the United States of America, Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy…

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Disasters

The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

On 7 May 1915, the RMS Lusitania was struck by a German U-boat torpedo off the coast of Ireland, leading…

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Disasters

The Great Kantō Earthquake

On 1 September 1923, Japan experienced one of the most devastating natural disasters in its history. The Great Kantō Earthquake…

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Disasters

The Looting of the National Museum of Iraq

The looting of the National Museum of Iraq in April 2003 stands as one of the most tragic cultural losses…

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Disasters

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

On 26 December 2004, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history struck the coasts of several countries bordering…

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Disasters

The Eruption of Krakatoa

The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 stands as one of the most catastrophic volcanic events in recorded history, an explosive…

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Disasters

The Black Death

The Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, swept through Europe, Asia, and North Africa in the…

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Disasters

The Destruction of the Library of Alexandria

The destruction of the Library of Alexandria is one of history’s greatest tragedies, symbolising the loss of untold knowledge and…

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