AP World History

History

The History of Science Fiction

There are a couple of problems with coming up with a short history of science fiction. The first is that…

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History

The History of the Submarine

Submarines are one of the more recent military advancements, coming to prominence during the first World War and maintaining a…

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History

The History of Chocolate

Although it has been a much-loved delicacy that seems to have been around forever, most of the world, and especially…

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The History of the Knights Templar

The Knights Templar was one of the most renowned military organisations of early-modern times, credited with inventing a modern system…

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History

The History of the Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize is a yearly award that is made available in a number of fields, including literature, peace and…

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History

The First Human Heart Transplant

In today’s world organ transplants are surprisingly commonplace. While still a risky procedure whenever they are undertaken, advances in medical…

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Disasters

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy

The Bhopal gas tragedy, which occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984, in Bhopal, India, is one of the…

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Biographies

Hernán Cortés

Hernán Cortés Biography Hernán Cortés, the famous, or perhaps more accurately, the infamous explorer was born in 1485 in Medellin,…

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Biographies

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette Biography “S’ils n’ont plus de pain, qu’ils mangent de la brioche!” – translated, “If they have no bread,…

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Warfare

Hannibal’s Masterstroke: Crossing the Alps

Hannibal Barca, the brilliant Carthaginian general, is remembered as one of history’s greatest military tacticians. His most audacious and famous…

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