In 2022, the 500th anniversary of the First Circumnavigation of the World was celebrated, the Spanish maritime expedition that allowed for global circumnavigation and opened a route to the Spice Islands as an alternative to the route along the southern tip of Africa, which was monopolized by Portugal. It was a grand adventure in which […]
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Why did the Iroquois Confederacy Declare War on Germany in 1942?
Maybe it was just a footnote to Hitler, but in 1942, the Iroquois Confederacy declared war on Germany, separate from the war declared by the Washington government. This was a sign of the autonomy with which this ancient entity, also known as the League of Six Nations, operates. Today, with about forty-nine thousand members (plus […]
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Pueblo Bonito, the Enigmatic Anasazi City Abandoned in the 12th Century
In the northern part of the state of New Mexico in the United States, you’ll find the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Within it, the archaeological site of Pueblo Bonito is the largest settlement among those remaining from the ancient Anasazi culture (also known as Pueblo Culture). Lieutenant James H. Simpson of the United States […]
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Stand Watie, the Cherokee Chief Who Was the Last Confederate Army General to Surrender
You may know about Ely Parker, an Iroquois who rose to the rank of general and assistant to Ulysses Grant, being one of the attendees at the signing of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, marking the end of the US Civil War. But he wasn’t the only Native American commander who participated […]
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Archaeologists discover Astronomical Petroglyphs and hitherto Unknown Paintings of Pueblo Culture
Archaeologists from Poland have been conducting excavations and research in Colorado for over a decade. Led by Professor Radosław Palonka from Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the team has made some unexpected discoveries at an ancient settlement site located on the Mesa Verde plateau near the border of Colorado and Utah. This picturesque region is well […]
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When Choctaws gave everything they owned to help the Irish during the Great Famine of 1847
Ireland is a highly appreciated destination for a certain sector of travelers seeking something different from the classic sun and beach tourism. Landscape, mythology, music and literature are its main attractions, so it is not unusual for more than one reader to have visited Cork, one of the most popular cities in the country. Well, […]
