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Portuguese Angola in southwest Africa was the first European colony on that continent. While settlement from 1571 proved problematic in the interior, the Portuguese did obtain a large number of slaves which they shipped to their Atlantic...

The Portuguese Empire was established from the 15th century and eventually stretched from the Americas to Japan. Very often a string of coastal trading centres with defensive fortifications, there were larger territorial colonies like Brazil...

The Declaration of Independence is the foundational document of the United States of America. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, it explains why the Thirteen Colonies decided to separate from Great Britain during the American Revolution...

A wooden Chokwe sculpture, Angola, 19th century. The figure is female, likely royal, and has been hollowed out for use as a container for snuff with the head as the stopper. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

A trade union scroll for the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, created in January 1851. The scroll shows illustrations of important engineers and inventions during the Industrial Revolution. (Science Museum, London)

The Webster-Hayne debate was a series of back-and-forth speeches between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina in January 1830. What started as a debate over the sale of western lands blossomed...

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, lawmakers, and guests, signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in the East Room of the White House. Official White House Photo by Chandler...

Sign up to World of Warships with our link for a free starter pack worth €25: https://wo.ws/3YW2PoX In the summer of 1941 Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his invasion of the Soviet Union. Often described as an epic strategic...

Proclamation of the Independence of Peru, oil on canvas by Juan Lepiani, 1904. Lepiani depicts José San Martín (1778-1850) declaring Peruvian independence on 28 July 1821 in Lima, Peru. National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History...

An 1819 painting titled The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull. Various figures such as George Washington are shown presenting the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies from British rule to Congress. (United States Capitol...