On NOVEMBER 21, 1620, according to the "New Style" Gregorian Calendar, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact and began their Plymouth Colony.
Of the 102 Pilgrims, only 47 survived till Spring.
At one point, only a...
Of 102 Pilgrims that landed on the shores of Massachusetts in November of 1620, only half survived till Spring.
In the Spring of 1621, as recorded by Pilgrim Governor William...
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, concluding over a year of hostilities. The truce follows Israel's Security Cabinet's approval of a U.S.-brokered agreement, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir casting the sole dissenting vote.
Israeli warplanes conducted strikes in Beirut’s suburbs and the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Tuesday as Israel’s security Cabinet prepared to vote on a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal with Hezbollah. The deal, aimed at ending over a year of conflict, includes a two-month halt to hostilities. It also requires Hezbollah to withdraw its armed forces from southern Lebanon while Israeli troops return to their side of the border.
Russia's Deputy Chair of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, issued a stark warning Tuesday, stating that any transfer of U.S. nuclear weapons to Ukraine would be considered a nuclear attack on Russia. The statement, shared via Telegram and summarized by RT, underscores escalating tensions as Western support for Ukraine intensifies. The U.S., U.K., and France are currently using nuclear-capable missiles armed with conventional explosives to strike targets in Russia.
Israel’s security cabinet is set to vote Tuesday on a proposed cease-fire in its ongoing conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, following increasing international pressure...
News arrived in Europe that in 1570, Ottoman Turks under the command of Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha, captured Nicosia, Cyprus, after a 50-day siege.
20,000 captured Nicosians were executed. Women and boys were sold as...
President Joe Biden has reportedly authorized Ukraine to use American-made long-range missiles against targets inside Russian territory, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. This decision, made just weeks before Biden leaves office, comes in response to Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. The Kremlin has condemned the move as a direct provocation, warning of heightened tensions and potential global consequences.
Spain had claimed Florida since Juan Ponce de León's exploration in 1512, reputedly looking for the Fountain of Youth.
Ponce de León named it La Florida as he explored it during the season of Pascua...
