4 Forgotten Historical Events that Shaped The World
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The history of our world is filled with forgotten, yet important tales. Dive into some of the most interesting forgotten histories.
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A slave state – how blackbirding in colonial Australia created a legacy ofĀ racism
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The French historian Ernest Renan described forgetting as āan essential factor in the creation of a nationā, since patriots do not want to remember the ādeeds of violenceā at the origin of all political formations. In the Australian context, a strange contradiction contributes to the ongoing amnesia about slavery and its consequences. From the very beginning, enslavement shaped white settlement in Australia ā and so, too, did abolitionism. That paradox, a peculiar entwinement of two ostensibly antagonistic impulses, makes for a complicated narrative, one that cannot be grasped simply as a local version of the better-known American story.
60 years old, the Yirrkala Bark Petitions are one of our founding documents ā so why donāt we know more aboutĀ them?
Reading time: 17 minutes
Each of these declamatory objects speaks back to power, a creative act of resistance to a perceived political injustice. Like the stories of the creation, presentation and reception of the Eureka Flag and the womenās suffrage petition, the story of the Bark Petitions takes us to a time when democratic inclusion, when basic entitlements of citizenship, could not be taken for granted by certain sections of the body politic.
Women in the Second World War: The sinking of SS Khedive Ismail
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On the afternoon of 12 February 1944, travelling in a convoy from Mombasa to Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), troopship SS Khedive Ismail was struck by two Japanese torpedoes just south-west of the Maldives. Hit directly in the vicinity of its engine and boiler rooms, the ship sank within just two minutes of the attack. Of the 1,506 passengers and crew on board, mostly military personnel, there were little more than 200 survivors.
The Battle for Crete: Hard Fought
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Wherever they fought in the Second World War, Australian troops acquitted themselves well. They escaped the clutches of the Afrika Korps in the Benghazi handicap and soon after helped hold back Rommel at the second battle of El Alamein. Even certain defeat couldnāt stop Australian troops, like in Crete, where they and their New Zealand counterparts fought a rearguard action that delayed the German war effort considerably.
Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusualĀ punishment
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Early Roman history is full of stories about the terrible fates that befell citizens who broke the law. When a certain Tarpeia let the enemy Sabines into Rome, she was crushed and thrown headlong from a precipice above the Roman forum.
Such tales not only served as a warning for future generations, they also provided a backstory for some of Romeās cruellest punishments.Ā TarpeiaĀ is one of many legendary figures who appear inĀ LivyāsĀ History from the Foundation of the City; regardless of whether she was a real person, it became established practice to throw traitors from the āTarpeian Rockā.
DISASTER AT SAVO ISLAND, 1942
Reading time: 50 minutes The Battle of Savo Island The Battle of Savo Island occurred early in the...
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The birth of Ravenser Odd
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In 1290 there was an investigation into their complaint and the records of that investigation still survive. The people of Grimsby told the kingās investigators that in the time of King Henry III āa certain small island was bornā, the distance of āone tideā from Grimsby, and fishermen began to dry their nets there. One day a ship was wrecked on the island, and someone made a cabin from the wreckage and began to live there. That man, the first permanent resident of this new land, began to sell food and drink to passing sailors.
WHY IS CHARLES CURTISāS LEGACY SO COMPLICATED?
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Since the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, journalists, scholars, and activists have celebrated Harris as the first vice president who is a woman and of Asian American and African American heritage. She is not, however, the first person of color to hold the office. For many people, this comes as a surprise. However, for scholars of Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS), as well as many US historians whose work focuses on the executive branch of the federal government, Charles Curtisās name is already well-known. Curtis, a member of the Kaw Nation and the first person of color to serve as vice president, is suddenlyĀ a figure of popular interest.Ā
Siege warfare, polygamy and sacrilege: meet historyās most outrageous king, Demetrius theĀ Besieger
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Alexander the Great was a successful conqueror, but a poor planner.Ā He diedĀ without an acceptable heir to inherit the empire, just a soon-to-be-born baby son, and a half-brother not quite up to the task.
How Did Sweden Join the Thirty Years War?
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The Thirty Years War was a whirlwind in the centre of Europe that at some point between 1618 and 1648 swallowed up every European country before spitting them out again. Though nominally part of the wars of religion, it drew in its wide array of combatants for any number of reasons, ranging from national prestige to territorial gain. In fact, a combination of all three drew in an unlikely contender: Sweden.
Finding āForgottenā Allies
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Although it is difficult to calculate exactly how many Burmese personnel were recruited by SOE for operations within the country, we do know that it was in excess of 20,000.Ā Those personnel represented at least fourteen different ethnic communities, from the majority Burman (Bamar) and well known Shan, Karen, Kachin, Chin, and Arakanese (Rakhine) peoples, to the less heard about Palaung, Kuki, and Lahu.Ā Also included were nationalities who had large populations in Burma, such as the Gurkhas, Indians, and Chinese.Ā Add to this the Anglo-Burman, Indo-Burman and other mixed ethnicity personnel, for example Shan-Kadu, and it is clear that there was a huge contribution made to Force 136 operations by non-Caucasian peoples.Ā As my research for theĀ Men of SOE BurmaĀ page has revealed, finding out about Asian Special Forces personnel in Second World War Burma has many obstacles.Ā Ā
Women in the Second World War: The Palestinian Auxiliary Territorial Service
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As the womenās branch of the British Army during the Second World War, the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) was formed in 1938. Women serving in the ATS were tasked with the ultimate aim of āfreeing upā men for combatant roles on the front line.
From the Edo Period to Meiji Restoration in Japan
In this lesson we will be learning about the characteristics of the Edo period and the Meiji restoration in Japan.
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100 years later, why donāt we commemorate the victims and heroes of āSpanish fluā?
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ousĀ Rookwood Cemetery, a lichen-spotted headstone captures a familyās double burden of grief.
he grave contains the remains of 19-year-old Harriet Ann Ottaway, who died on 2 July 1919. Its monument also commemorates her brother Henry James Ottaway, who ādied of wounds in Belgium, 23rd Sept 1917, aged 21 yearsā.
People dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. Hereās what else they took that would raise eyebrows today
PEOPLE DROPPED WHISKY INTO THEIR NOSES TO TREAT SPANISH FLU. HEREāS WHAT ELSE THEY TOOK THAT WOULD...
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Early Raids Of the Pacific War
Reading time: 98 minutes Less than two months after the devastating surprise attack at Pearl...
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ROMEāS AUGUSTUS AND THE ALLURE OF THE STRONGMAN
ROMEāS AUGUSTUS AND THE ALLURE OF THE STRONGMAN Reading time: 8 minutes The Roman emperor Augustus...
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Churchill and India: imperial chauvinism left a bitter legacy
Reading time: 6 minutes Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Winston Churchill arrives at...
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General History Quiz 67
Weekly 10 Question History Quiz.
See how your history knowledge stacks up!
1. Which battle did King Harold II fight in the days prior to the Battle of Hastings?