At
2pm of October 6, 1973, while Israel observed Yom Kippur, Egyptian guns
bombarded Israeli forts along the Suez Canal, while the Syrians attacked Israeli
positions within the Golan Heights. The surprise attacks signaled the start of
the Arab-Israeli War known as the Yom Kippur War or Ramadan War in Arab states. But what led the two Arab
countries to attack Israel? What drove them into starting another
conflict in a highly volatile region?
Monday, October 31, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
Documents in History: 1857 Additional Articles to the Treaty of Commerce between the Netherlands and Japan

Monday, July 4, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
Thursday, June 23, 2016
The Bakumatsu (Part 6): Choshu Domain
Choshu
Domain violently closed the vital Shimonoseki Strait as a result of the Order to Expel the Barbarians. The Bakufu in Edo, meanwhile, took the
order more cautiously by choosing diplomacy to close the treaty ports. The order resulted to friction between the Sakoku and
the Kaikoku parties in the country.
Explore these shock waves that hit Japan.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
The Bakumatsu (Part 1): Opening of Japan
After
Perry and the Bakufu signed the Treaty of Kanagawa in March 1854, floodgates
opened to Japan for foreign countries to demand treaties giving Japanese a semi-colonial status. Explore the following events after the Treaty
of Kanagawa and rise in interaction with the so-called foreign
“barbarians.”
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016
Documents in History: 1854 Additional Regulations on the Treaty of Kanagawa
In
June 17, 1854, after few months visiting ports opened to Americans, Commodore
Matthew C. Perry, commander of the US Squadron assigned to a mission in Japan,
signed an agreement adding new regulations accompanying the Treaty of Kanagawa
few months before. Explore the additional regulations agreed by Perry and his
Japanese counter-parts.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Monday, May 2, 2016
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Documents in History: 1852 Letter of President Fillmore to the Emperor of Japan
In 1852, President Millard Fillmore approved an expedition led by Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan. Among the objectives that Washington gave Perry was to deliver a letter by the President to the Emperor of Japan. The letter contained the requests of the United States of America to the Empire. Explore more about the contents of the letter bellow.
Documents in History: 1851 Letter of President Fillmore to the Emperor of Japan
In 1851, Secretary of State and President Fillmore approved an expedition to be led by Commodore John Aulick. He was furnished with a letter to be given to the Japanese government. However, Aulick, due to controversy, never led the expedition to Japan. Explore bellow the 1851 letter of President Millard Fillmore to the Emperor of Japan.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The Russian Revolution of 1905 (Part 9)
With the economy ceased and people rallied in streets
against the Tsar and his autocratic powers, the Russian government faced
paralysis and tougher challenges. In face of this, the Tsar ultimately conceded
to reforms by signing the October Manifesto. Explore what were the contents of
the October Manifesto and its effect to the Revolution of 1905.
Monday, March 21, 2016
The Russian Revolution of 1905 (Part 8)
As the Russian Empire
plunged into anarchy, officials discussed measures to abate the situation,
including the need for reforms. But the Tsar hesitated for any reforms. Explore
how the government acted upon the proposed reforms that ultimately resulted to
the October Manifesto continuing crisis that shook the government.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Russian Revolution of 1905 (Part 6)
With reforms and freedom
constrained for decades, a war mishandled and a door opened for expression,
Russians cried for changes Russia’s autocratic rule. They demanded civil rights,
freedom, and social justice. But with a massacre in a cold January day, events
spiraled out of control resulting to the Revolution of 1905. Explore how the
event the 1905 Revolution transpired and brought the Tsardom went near the
brink.
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