History
838 verified facts in this category, showing 601–700.
- The July 2025 National Archives release included FBI records from the investigation code-named 'MURKIN' into the MLK assassination.
- The United States began deploying Special Forces to the southern Philippines in 2002 to advise and assist against terrorist and insurgent groups.
- The Korean War armistice was negotiated through dozens of meetings over approximately two years.
- U.S. operations supporting the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan against the Soviets were conducted almost entirely from and through Pakistan.
- The 1964 CIA article "'Face' among the Arabs" was once classified and was later released through the CIA's Freedom of Information Act website.
- Peter Naffsinger's 1964 CIA article on Arab honor culture was later released through the CIA's Freedom of Information Act website.
- By 1998–1999, all but four U.S. states required vaccines for students entering kindergarten through 12th grade, while 30 states required vaccines for students entering college for the first time.
- By 1980, every U.S. state had vaccine-related laws concerning children before they entered school, with some states allowing county public health boards to decide which vaccines were required.
- Göbekli Tepe's stone circles range from 30 to 100 feet in diameter and are enclosed by rectangular stone walls about 6 feet high.
- The Chauvet–Pont d'Arc cave in southeastern France is considered one of the greatest Paleolithic sanctuaries.
- Apollo 7's Service Propulsion System engine, rated at 20,500 pounds of thrust, fired eight times as planned during the mission.
- The word 'Pacific' derives from a version of 'pacify' or 'peaceful.'
- NASA launched five nearly identical, van-size Lunar Orbiter satellites in 1966 and 1967 to map the Moon and identify safe Apollo landing sites.
- Apollo astronauts had to perform some return maneuvers while their spacecraft was behind the moon and outside communications range with Earth.
- Eric Jones received a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2023 for his work documenting Apollo history.
- The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal includes commentary from ten of the twelve astronauts who walked on the Moon.
- Astronomer Eric M. Jones began developing the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal in 1988 after an 'epiphany' while visiting Johnson Space Center.
- By 1945, air reconnaissance was widely recognized as a vital, indispensable component of air power, in contrast to its status before the war.
- Aerial reconnaissance underwent transformational growth between 1939 and 1945, especially in Britain and later the United States.
- The interpreting of aerial photographic images became an important new specialty during World War I, essential for accurate mapping.
- Aerial reconnaissance using heavier-than-air aircraft was an entirely new science during World War I that had to be developed step-by-step.
- The Annals of Thutmose III are inscriptions recording ancient Egyptian military campaigns conducted by Thutmose III's armies in Syro-Palestine during regnal years 22 to 42 of the 18th Dynasty.
- The Bedford Level experiment was a series of observations carried out along a 6-mile (10 km) length of the Old Bedford River on the Bedford Level in the Cambridgeshire Fens, UK.
- In the nomenclature used by the Navy of the Second Polish Republic, ORP Czapla was referred to as a mine layer.
- The Chetnik attack on Užice was led by Colonel Draža Mihailović.
- After the K-21 attack, the German ships continued on their original course for approximately five hours before turning back.
- The German squadron including the Tirpitz sailed on 5 July 1942 to intercept Arctic convoy PQ 17.
- The Soviet submarine K-21 was commanded by Captain Second Rank Nikolai Lunin during the attack on the Tirpitz on 5 July 1942.
- The German battleship squadron attacking convoy PQ 17 on 5 July 1942 was commanded by Admiral Otto Schniewind.
- The Dornier Do 24T-3 crashed shortly after takeoff into Resko Przymorskie.
- Nearly all of the world's countries participated in World War II.
- In the syncopated stage of mathematical notation, quantities and common algebraic operations began to be represented by symbolic abbreviations.
- Early mathematics in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Ebla was used in astronomy to record time and formulate calendars.
- Ancient Egypt began using arithmetic, algebra, and geometry shortly after Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria, around 3000 BC.
- The Mesopotamian states of Sumer, Akkad, and Assyria began using arithmetic, algebra, and geometry starting around 3000 BC.
- Felix Klein's Erlangen program is an example of a historical agenda proposing future directions for mathematics.
- Client kingdoms in ancient Rome functioned as a form of protectorate, controlled or influenced by Rome despite nominal independence.
- The Classis Pontica was later established on a permanent basis by Emperor Nero.
- The Classis Pontica was a Roman provincial fleet.
- France conducted its first successful nuclear test in 1960.
- Tube Alloys was initiated during World War II.
- Light infantry warriors who carried the caetra shield were called caetratus.
- The caetra was a circular shield used by Iberian, Celtiberian, Gallaecian, and Lusitanian warriors.
- The American Committee for East–West Accord is the name of two related organizations that existed during separate periods of American history.
- Roman cohors equitata units could consist of approximately 1,000 soldiers in the milliaria size configuration.
- North European cultures showed astronomical interest in early history.
- Central American cultures showed astronomical interest in early history.
- Early astronomical records from the Babylonians date back to around 1000 BC.
- The Catholic Church's evangelical effort during the Age of Discovery served as both a major part of and a justification for the military conquests of European powers such as Portugal, Spain, and France.
- Ancient Egypt's history included periods called 'Intermediate Periods' of relative instability between stable kingdoms.
- The pharaonic period of Egypt lasted approximately 2,900 years, from the 32nd century BC to 332 BC.
- The U.S. State Department publicly announced the formation of the Roberts Commission on August 20, 1943.
- The Current Intelligence Bulletin began on 28 February 1951, was retitled the Central Intelligence Bulletin in 1958, and remained a separate publication until 10 January 1974, when it was replaced by the National Intelligence Daily.
- Congress created the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) in 2007 when it amended the Freedom of Information Act.
- The Historical Dietary Guidance Digital Collection covers dietary guidance and nutrition education from the 19th century to today.
- The outbreak of Minamata disease was a major environmental pollution event in Japan caused by chemical contamination.
- The Victoria Declaration on Heart Health, published in 1992, was the first in a series of international heart health declarations CDC collaborated on.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- The United States Bureau of Mines was established by the Department of the Interior on July 1, 1910.
- The 'Königlich-Polnische und Kurfürstlich-Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur' (Meissen porcelain manufactory) was founded by decree on June 6, 1710.
- In 1994, under rector Juan José Goiriena de Gandarias, the Museum was converted into a Foundation named 'Medikuntza eta Zientzia Historiaren Euskal Museoaren Fundazioa / Fundación Museo Vasco de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia'.
- The 'Seminario de Historia de la Medicina Vasca / Euskal Medikuntzaren Historia Mintegia' was created in 1979 by José Luis Goti, Luis S. Granjel, and Ignacio Mª Barriola, among others.
- The Faculty of Medicine at the University of the Basque Country was founded in 1968.
- The first edition of Gray's Anatomy (originally titled Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical) was published in 1858.
- The Nivellement Général de la France network was established by Paul Adrien Bourdalouë between 1857 and 1864.
- The Cosmonaut Training Centre was established on January 11, 1960, by order of Soviet Air Force commander Chief Marshal Konstantin Vershinin.
- On September 7, 1909, the New York Times ran a front-page headline stating 'Peary Discovers the North Pole After Eight Trials in 23 Years.'
- Samuel Clemens first adopted the pen name 'Mark Twain' in 1863.
- Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in 597 B.C.
- Thomas and Tinie Causby bought 2.8 acres of land next to a small airfield near Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1934.
- Yee Shun was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
- On the evening of February 24, 1882, Yee Shun got off a train in East Las Vegas, New Mexico.
- The Maya civilization began building its society around A.D. 250.
- China conducted its first atomic test in October 1964.
- This U-2 discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba precipitated the Cuban Missile Crisis that took place October 15-28, 1962.
- A new Italian helmet law (Law 07.12.1999, n°472) took effect on March 30, 2000, extending the mandatory helmet requirement to adult moped riders.
- Jon Henricks set the 100-metre freestyle Olympic record of 55.4 seconds at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
- The Tet Offensive was the largest offensive of the Vietnam War up to that point, targeting South Vietnamese and U.S. troops.
- Galileo Galilei was found guilty of heresy by the Holy Office of the Inquisition for supporting the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
- The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 by soldiers led by Pierre-François Bouchard while they were demolishing ancient walls near Rosetta to improve a French fort.
- The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta was displayed in a glass case at Sotheby's in New York on June 17, 2014.
- The BBC article on Brar's denial of a UK 'link' to the Golden Temple attack was published on 14 January 2014.
- General Kuldip Singh Brar was the Indian general in charge of the 1984 storming of the Golden Temple.
- In 2016, Mitch McConnell refused to act on Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination and held it for a year.
- The St. Francis Dam failure occurred in 1928.
- Under 50 USC 435, the President was required to establish procedures governing access to classified information within 180 days after October 14, 1994.
- Douglas Scott co-authored the book 'They Died With Custer: Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn', published in 1998.
- Douglas Scott is known for archaeological investigations of Pea Ridge National Military Park (site of an 1862 battle), Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (site of an 1861 battle), and the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (site of an 1876 battle).
- The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States.
- During the 1940s, the U.S. federal government promoted home canning as a way for families to supplement food resources during World War II rationing.
- USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the first edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in 1980.
- The Library of Congress launched the American Memory project in 1994 to make digitized historical materials from its special collections freely available online.
- Under 49 U.S.C. § 114, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security was appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, with a term of office of 5 years.
- Executive Order 14176, signed by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2025, covers records concerning the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
- The July 2025 National Archives release included State Department records concerning James Earl Ray's extradition from the United Kingdom.
- A monograph analyzing CIA support to policymakers regarding the 2007 NIE on Iran's nuclear intentions was published in May 2013 and authored by Gregory F. Treverton of the RAND Corporation.
- RAND became an independent nonprofit organization in 1948.
- Michael Marcus received a 1997 Mansfield Fellowship, allowing him and Gail Marcus to spend a year in Japan.
- Gail Marcus's book 'Nuclear Firsts: Milestones on the Road to Nuclear Power Development' won the 2013 ASME Engineer-Historian Award.
- A U.S. childhood vaccination initiative launched in 1977 aimed to raise the national vaccination rate to 90% within two years.