People: America
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17th-century Dutch shipwreck discovered
March 3, 1677: The Dutch ship Huis de Kreuningen sunk in the southern Caribbean,during the Battle of Scarborough Harbour. The Dutch, who controlled the island of Tobago at the time, were attacked by the French. The battle was significant, both in terms of the number of lives lost and the damage done to both fleets.…
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Why Japan had to abolish state-Shinto 68 years ago
On December 15th, 1945, Japan abolished Shinto religion on American instigation. They regarded the ancient Shinto religion as an important part of Japanese nationalism and militarism – both foundations of the aggressive expansionist policy of imperial Japan in the first half of the 20th century. Shintoism is an old religion, dating back to the early…
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Gun-ownership wouldn’t have prevented the Holocaust
American historian Stephen Halbrook states on the History News Network that Jewish gun-ownership could have prevented the violent outburst against Jews during the Kristallnacht. He states that a gun law facilitated the unprecedented violence of the nazi’s – a law that was created in the last year of the democratic Weimar-Republic in 1932. According to…
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DNA proofs that Native Americans descended from Europeans
Scientists have researched a 24,000 year old skeleton that was discovered in the 1920’s in Siberia. First of all, they found out the remains belonged to a boy. They were able to take some DNA from his arm. The results surprised the researchers: The DNA showed that more than 30% of Native Americans alive today…
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Creole- and Pidgin-grammar gives insight into the history of slave-trade
Modern historical research isn’t just focussed on written sources anymore. An interdisciplinary approach is the standard, while this generates a multi-facetted perception on the historical topic. A good example is the recently published “Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structure“. This study surveys the geographical development of the mixed languages of North and South America , Africa…
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‘Besatzungskinder’ are still searching their fathers
‘Besatzungskinder‘ where children in post-war Germany born from Allied soldiers who disappeared before their birth. An estimated 200.000 of these children were left behind. Many of them never stopped looking for their father. Last Saturday, dozens of them gathered in Berlin. With help of GI Trace they still want to find their fathers. Only children of Americans stand…
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The Cold War
The Cold War is the defining event of the 20th century and shaped our world. Many major crisis all over the globe find their roots in this struggle between the West and the Soviet Union. This documentary explains the origins and course of this conflict. Starting at the beginning of the 20th century, as all…