Fought between 1904 and 1905, the Russo-Japanese War marked the first time an Asian power defeated a major European empire in ...

Scope note The Russo-Japanese War was fought during 1904 and 1905 between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of ...

The famous Christmas tree was first lit up at the Hotel del Coronado on Dec. 25, 1904. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego History Center) Think your Christmas tree is impressive? On Dec. 25, 1904, ...

A cornerstone of laïcité, the French conception of secularism (though the term itself does not appear in the text), the law "concerning the separation of churches and state," enacted on December 9, ...

Last week we saw the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the Russians at Port Arthur and the early stages of the ensuing Russo-Japanese war. This week, we’ll look at the final stages of the war, ...

The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis were supposed to show off American pride. Instead, they turned into a messy sideshow. The Olympics were attached to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, better known ...

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October 16, ...

THIS account of the latest of the great campaigns of modern history takes the story up to the close of the first stage of the Japanese advance into Manchuria, which was marked by the complete and ...

This was a time when modern life was just beginning to take shape: electricity was spreading, industry was booming, and the world was on the edge of great transformation. But beyond the big changes, ...

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