On May 2, 2012, a pastel version of “The Scream” by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was sold for an astounding $119.9 million at a New York City auction, breaking the world record for the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction. The previous record was held…

On May 1, 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush made a historic speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of California, which would become known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech. In it, Bush declared that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended,” signaling a turning point in the…

The Louisiana Purchase, completed on April 30, 1803, was a monumental event in the early history of the United States. With the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, the size of the young nation more than doubled, laying the foundation for its westward expansion and future…

Dachau concentration camp, the first of its kind, was established in March 1933, near Munich, Germany. Initially designed to hold political prisoners, the camp eventually evolved into a site for forced labor and the mass extermination of people deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime, including Jews, communists, and homosexuals. Over…

The Cambodian campaign, which took place between April and July of 1970, marked a significant escalation in the Vietnam War. This campaign was authorized by U.S. President Richard Nixon, who formally ordered American combat troops to participate alongside South Vietnamese forces in an effort to eliminate North Vietnamese sanctuaries in…