The Tungusic peoples are the inhabitants of Siberia. Their populations can also be found in Mongolia and China. The original homeland of the Tungus was thought to be Manchuria. Their history dates back to at least 3500 B.C.E. The word Tungus describes mostly an ethnolinguistic group. The ethnic groups of the Tungus include the Manchus, […]
Read More Portrait of A Tungusic Man (1850)Haiti was under military rule by general Joseph Raoul Cedras. The 1991 coup forced Jean Bertrand Aristide from power. The footage shows Raoul Cedras speaking with reporters. This rare footage was filmed in the 1990s. Being promoted to commander in chief of the army, his political ambitions grew. Cedras like other military dictators had been […]
Read More General Joseph Raoul Cedras Interview FootageThe engraving depicts the Masjid al-Haram. The Masjid al-Haram engraving was produced by Pierre Gabriel Berthault. The image appeared in the General Table of the Ottoman Empire. The multiple volume series was explored the history of the Ottoman Empire. This gave French scholars at the time a source of information on West Asia. During the […]
Read More Masjid al-Haram Engraving (1778)The 1959 Tibet uprising got support from Taiwan. Anger over the Seventeen Point Agreement and the fear that the 14th Dalia Lama was going to be arrested sparked protests. China annexed Tibet and Tibet rebels emerged to fight the PLA. Chiang Kai-shek realized that support for the rebels in Tibet would undermine the People’s Republic […]
Read More Taiwan Supports Tibetan Rebels (1959)The Siamese Expeditionary Force was sent to France to fight in World War I . The fighting force took part in celebrations in the 1919 Paris Victory Parade. Thailand declared war on the German Empire in 1917. Siam was the only independent Southeast Asian state to send troops to fight in Europe. There were multiple […]
Read More Siamese Expeditionary Forces at The 1919 Paris Victory Parade
The World History Archive and Compendium 