… the Mayan civilization of Mesoamerica. The greatest power the Americas had ever seen, the Maya were advanced in agriculture, as they had learned from the Incas, and built huge cities, with pyramids that told the movement of the planets and the earth’s…

… rocky terrain. It was in 1978 that this National Monument of South Dakota was deemed a National Park. The Sioux Native Americans called it "maku sika," which roughly translates into "land bad." The first white men to travel across this seemingly…

… center of Gdansk Province, a seaport on the Gulf of Gdansk. The city was formerly the administrative center of the free city of Danzig, an area controlled by the League of Nations. The harbor, equipped with extensive facilities for the accommodation…

… 16-18, 1862 On September 16, Major General George B. McClellan confronted Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Lee’s force was inferior to McClellan’s and Lee was facing battle with the river at his rear, and with…

… fought on September 17, 1862. The United States Army of the Potomac led by General George B. McClellan fought against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee. The battle was fought along the Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg,…

… of the European continent, Hitler hoped that England would accept German control of the continent and seek peace. This was not to be however. Beginning on July 1, 1940 Hitler authorized the beginning of a series of attacks aimed at destroying any resista…

… the old saying goes. It might have come from Niccoló Machiavelli. As many people could tell from his attitude, he thought you should be feared not loved. Not necessarily cold hearted and mean but make people know who you are and respect what you…

… 1861. Both commanders had similar strategies for the battle, each panned to attack to other's left flank. General Beauregard planned the attack for the south but his Army was so disorganized that most of his orders never reached the brigade commanders.…

… bloodiest two-day battle of the Civil War was fought on September 19th and 20th of 1863. More than 35,000 men were killed, wounded or missing out of the 125,000 who engaged in the battle. The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberland,…

… Harbor or also known as The Second Cold Harbor is described as one of the bloodiest military combats of the American Civil War. It was a thirteen-day battle and was fought between May 31st – June 12th, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia, northeast of Richmond…