World History Database
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Explore world history in detail.
Search structured historical records by year, country, person, event, place and category. Explore leaders, governments, wars, battles, treaties, revolutions, science, exploration and major events across world history.
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Moments that shaped history
A selection of military, diplomatic, scientific and space-exploration subjects represented in the archive.
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World History Chronology
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World History Biography
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World History Date Search
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World History Place Search
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A structured search tool for world history
World History Search brings together historical records covering military history, political history, diplomacy, science, exploration, culture and major international events. Searches can be narrowed by year, country, person, event, place, government or historical category.
Subjects represented in the archive include the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Hastings, the First and Second World Wars, the Casablanca Conference, Apollo 11, the Russian Revolution, the English Civil War, the Oslo Accords, Albert Einstein and the development of relativity.
Wars, battles and military history
- Campaigns, battles and commanders
- First World War and Second World War
- Military leadership and strategy
- Armistices and peace settlements
Leaders, governments and revolutions
- Presidents, prime ministers and monarchs
- Governments, elections and diplomacy
- Revolutions and constitutional change
- Treaties and international relations
Science, exploration and culture
- Scientific discoveries and inventions
- Apollo missions and space exploration
- Explorers, writers and cultural figures
- Technology and intellectual history