Tag: History
Essential Macau | Rado celebrates the 20th anniversary of Macau SAR
The Swiss watch brand introduces a limited-edition timepiece to celebrate this special year for the...
Essential Macau | A look inside Asia’s first and only timepiece museum
In order to promote the region’s horological history and culture, and contribute to Macau’s historical...
Cannonball highlights how close Napoleon came to victory at Waterloo
A cannonball discovered this week by archaeologists provides a further indication of how close Napoleon...
Babylon, world wonder and jewel of Iraq’s national narrative
Babylon was once hanging gardens and opulent temples before parts were excavated and smuggled to...
Biblical bad guys the ancient Philistines came from Europe, DNA shows
The ancient Philistines, the Biblical villains whose origins have puzzled scholars for decades, came to...
North Korea reminds China of colonial history to strengthen ties
Pyongyang's relationship with Beijing is "invincible" because the countries both endured Japanese rule, North Korea...
Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese
The Portuguese tried to annex the two islands that came to give rise to the...
British cigarettes, a body in the road: memories of D-Day
It is the sounds and smell of war that are indelibly imprinted in the memory...
As D-Day landings fade from memory, a veteran grapples with violence of war
Leon Gautier landed on Sword Beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6,...
‘A long ride’: 50 years ago, a dress rehearsal for the Moon landing
As Earth grew ever smaller below his spacecraft, Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford made an...
2005 – Heritage, against all the odds
At first the interest of the population was not apparent, but it did not take...
45 years of history (at least)
The modern history of gaming on the Peninsula begins in 1962, with the acquisition of...
U.S. military retrieves possible World War Two remains from Myanmar
The United States on Tuesday retrieved the possible remains of service members who went missing...
‘No to the mine’ – Mexico’s Indians fight to stop mining on ancestral land
After nearly 20 years of wrangling, a group of Nahua Indian villagers could make legal...
Egypt completes restoration of ancient Kom el-Shuqafa catacombs
Egypt on Sunday completed a project to restore the catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa in western...
Turkey conducts largest naval exercise
Turkey's military conducted the second day of its largest naval exercise in its history on...
Paddies to peace: Vietnam farmer hopes Kim learns from example
At the start of the Vietnam War, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung offered to...
His parade plan foiled, Trump announces ‘one of biggest’ July 4 events
After giving up his idea for a huge military parade in Washington, President Donald Trump...
Colombia demolishes drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s former home
Colombia destroyed an infamous apartment building which was once home to drug trafficker Pablo Escobar...
Israeli spacecraft aims to make history by landing on Moon
A rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's...