Discover the remarkable history of the Mahdist War… The Mahdist War took place at the end of the nineteenth century between Sudanese rebels and their Egyptian colonizers. A religious leader claiming to be the Islamic Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad, raised an army and led a movement to guide not only Sudanese Muslims, but Muslims worldwide. He […]
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Discover the remarkable history of the Spanish Flu… The 1918 outbreak of the H1N1 strain of influenza, popularly known as the Spanish flu, killed more people worldwide than World War I, which ended the same year. It infected nearly one-third of the world’s population and killed ten percent of those it struck. In its wake,
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Discover the remarkable life of Thomas Aquinas… Thomas Aquinas is known as a great theologian, and his treatises and theories are studied by clergy all over the world. He is celebrated for his words of wisdom as well as the alleged miracles that he performed while he was still alive. Yet as large as his
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you purchase through our links at no extra cost to you. This helps us provide you with free eBooks. Read the full disclosure here. After the shock and devastation of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans were
Discover the remarkable life of Marco Polo… Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant, was a great explorer of far and unfamiliar lands. He traveled the world in order to find things that no one else had seen—but what did he really discover? The stories that he told upon his return to his homeland of the Republic
Discover the remarkable history of the Battle of Iwo Jima… After the shock and devastation of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans were determined to take their revenge on the Empire of Japan. The Japanese were just as determined to become the dominant power in the Pacific, a goal they were
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Discover the remarkable life of Pablo Picasso… Pablo Picasso, born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, was one of the twentieth century’s most prolific and successful artists. A natural-born prodigy, he began painting at the age of two and never stopped until his death at the age of ninety-one. From a young age, Picasso
