On March 20, 1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin nerve gas on five Tokyo subway lines during rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring thousands in the deadliest terrorist attack in Japanese history. Cult members punctured plastic bags filled with liquid sarin using sharpened umbrella tips, releasing the deadly gas into crowded…
On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested approximately 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, marking the beginning of what historians recognize as one of the first modern genocides. Over the following years, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians would perish through mass deportations, death marches, and systematic killings orchestrated by the Ottoman government during…
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia rose before the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia and introduced a resolution that would change the course of history. His motion declared that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, setting in motion the formal process that led to…
