Hiroshima and Nagasaki – 1945Hiroshima and Nagasaki – 1945

Hiroshima and Nagasaki – 1945

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In August 1945 a H-29 bomber named Enola Gay after the pilot’s mother took off from Tinian Island in the…

Bengal Famine – 1943Bengal Famine – 1943

Bengal Famine – 1943

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Way back in the 19th century the Bihar and Bengal famines of 1873-1874 were dealt with by the import of…

The Holocaust – 1940-1945The Holocaust – 1940-1945

The Holocaust – 1940-1945

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There cannot be a word in the English language that conjures up more haunting - and terrifying - images. The…

Holodomor: Murder by Hunger – 1932-1933Holodomor: Murder by Hunger – 1932-1933

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Ukraine has always been invaluable to Russia as a ready source of grain. For centuries, the fertile black earth of…

The ‘Great Calamity’ Armenian Genocide – 1915-1918The ‘Great Calamity’ Armenian Genocide – 1915-1918

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The Armenians have inhabited the Caucusus, between Russia and eastern Turkey, since time immemorial. They were among the earliest Christian…

Herero and Nama Genocide – 1904-1907Herero and Nama Genocide – 1904-1907

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During the late 19th century, when territorial expansionism was at its height, the nations of Europe vied with each other…

Ethiopian Great Famine – 1888-1892Ethiopian Great Famine – 1888-1892

Ethiopian Great Famine – 1888-1892

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Africa’s traditional subsistence economies have been subject to the whims of nature since time immemorial - as evidenced by events…

Southern India Famine – 1876-1878Southern India Famine – 1876-1878

Southern India Famine – 1876-1878

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For two years in the 1870s over 58 million people in the Bombay, Madras, Mysore and Hyderabad areas of southern…

The fate of Australian Aboriginals – 1850 onwardsThe fate of Australian Aboriginals – 1850 onwards

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The once widely used catch-all phrase ‘Australian Aboriginals’ is being replaced by Indigenous Australians’. In fact, both descriptions are misleading,…

Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal – 19th CenturyManifest Destiny and Indian Removal – 19th Century

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‘Manifest Destiny’ has at its core the assertion that not only were the European people of America right in their…