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Northwest Territories 1800–18
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Northwest Territories 1800–18
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The Northwest territories existed as a legal entity between 1787 and 1803, at which point Ohio was admitted as a state, and the residual lands became the Indiana Territory. Originally, the capital of the new territory was Vincennes but when, in 1809, the Illinois Territory was carved out to the... More
Nubia After the New Kingdom from 1550 BCE
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Nubia After the New Kingdom from 1550 BCE
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Egypt reached its peak of power and prosperity during the New Kingdom, but by the 11th century BCE, Egypt was in decline. With most of its empire gone and exhausted by conflicts, it finally lost its grip on a rebellious Nubia. Now divided into two dynasties, and run by ‘barbarian’... More
Nubia Ascendant 728 BCE
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Nubia Ascendant 728 BCE
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Rameses XI (1107–1077 BCE) moved his capital from Thebes to Tanis in the Nile Delta at the end of his reign, an acknowledgement of a collapse of control in Upper Egypt. The long Third Intermediate Period ensued; by the 24th Dynasty (732–720 BCE), Osorkon IV ruled little more than a... More
Nubia in the 18th Dynasty c. 1550–1290 BCE
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Nubia in the 18th Dynasty c. 1550–1290 BCE
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The pharaonic golden age (1839–1292 BCE) was a time of relentless colonization and exploitation of Nubia, Egypt’s workshop. With its newly restored and expanded borders, Nubia’s mineral wealth, especially gold, was needed to maintain Egypt’s prosperity and fund its palace and temple building programme. With the Buhen fortress restored and... More
Nuclear Standoff 1970
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Nuclear Standoff 1970
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The two global superpowers, the USA and USSR, were locked into a nuclear arms race with both sides building and developing large arsenals of nuclear weapons, including the hydrogen bomb and antiballistic missiles. Both the USSR and the USA had developed intercontinental ballistic missiles with a minimum range of 3,400... More
O’Neill’s Rising 1595–1601
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O’Neill’s Rising 1595–1601
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Hugh O’ Neill was no unruly Irish chieftain. Raised within the Pale, and awarded the Earlship of Tyrone by Queen Elizabeth, he carefully planned his insurrection. From the early 1590s he stockpiled arms and recruited mercenaries. He elicited promise of support from King Philip of Spain. In 1595, he struck,... More
Oilfields and Pipelines in the Middle East and Inner Asia 1990
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Oilfields and Pipelines in the Middle East and Inner Asia 1990
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As the Soviet Union began to show signs of imminent collapse, the oil industry in Central Asia was jeopardized as the existing pipelines from the oil producing regions around the Caspian Sea were controlled mostly by Russia. The Central Asian Republics would be left with very little oil transportation infrastructure... More
OKH Compromise Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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OKH Compromise Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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On 5 December 1940 OKH had delivered a plan for the German attack on the USSR. Benito Mussolini had attacked Greece on 28 October and, to support their Italian ally German High Command began planning a campaign in the Balkans to be launched in March 1941. Hitler’s directive No. 18,... More
OKH Final Plan for the Invasion of Russia 18 December 1940
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OKH Final Plan for the Invasion of Russia 18 December 1940
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On 12 December 1940 the first draft of Hitler’s Directive No. 21, concerning what became Operation Barbarossa, was submitted to Hitler. After comments supplied by the Luftwaffe commanders and the OKW (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces), Hitler personally dictated his final amendments. These included a drive northward towards Leningrad;... More
OKH Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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OKH Plan for the Invasion of Russia 5 December 1940
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On 21 July 1940 Hitler, now reaching the height of his influence after successful campaigns against Poland an in the West, turned his attention to ‘the Russian problem’. Though still facing an incomplete campaign against Britain, the destruction of the USSR would, if all else failed, remove Britain’s potential ally... More
Old Testament Sites
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Old Testament Sites
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Set in the ancient Middle (or Near) East, events in the Old Testament focussed around the ancient land of Canaan in Palestine. The Jordan River Valley served as a central artery through this mountainous land, from the Sea of Galilee in the north, to the Dead Sea in the south.... More
Olmec Civilization 1200 BCE–300 CE
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Olmec Civilization 1200 BCE–300 CE
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The Olmec civilization is believed to have been the first large Mesoamerican civilization in the southern area of modern day Mexico and Guatemala. Architectural and artistic artefacts suggest that the Olmecs made significant cultural contributions to other civilizations in the region; influences from the impressive, distinctively styled Olmec stone head... More