Historical Trivia

 Travel to experience the places, artifacts, and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past", heritage tourism means cultural, historic and natural resources". heritage tourism activities include visiting a museum or historic home, eating the local food, or taking part in a festival. So here are the best heritage sites everyone loves to visit, 1. The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has several extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastaba, temples, and pyramids . In ancient times, this place was considered one of the seven wonders of the world. The Pyramids of Giza are the largest and most famous pyramid structures in the world. They were built in honor of certain Pharaohs of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty during the period known as the Old Kingdom. The Old Kingdom was the first great epoch of Egyptian civilization and lasted from 2686 BC to 2181 . 2. Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, 79 CE, ...

India's Amazing Temples: Many of India's temples are stunning masterpieces of architectural ambition, mostly adorned with intricate carvings and symbols. you are eye candy. They're a feast for the eyes,  Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva of Dravidian architecture in the city of Dharaslam. The stone temple has a chariot structure and contains major 'Vedic and Purana' deities such as Indra, Agni, Varuna, Brahma, Surya and Vishnu. Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur Brihadishwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Also known as RajaRajeswara Temple, this temple is one of the largest temples in India and is an example of Chola-era Tamil architecture. Kirti Stambh, Chittorgarh A stamba is a tower believed to have the spiritual function of connecting heaven and earth. They are found throughout India and are often found near temples. Kirti Stambha was built in the Chit...

Russian Revolution: (1917-1923) The Russian Revolution lasted from March 8, 1917 to June 16, 1923. The main causes of the revolution were peasants, workers and military officials who were dissatisfied with corruption and inefficiency within the czarist regime and with the state control of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Russian Revolution was the time of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire and began during World War I. The Russian Revolution, which began with the overthrow of the Romanovs in 1917 and ended with the establishment of the Soviet Union by the Bolsheviks in 1923. The Russian Revolution was a series of two revolutions: The first of which overthrew the imperial government, and The second placed the Bolsheviks in power. Beginning with the February Revolution in 1917, the first revolt focused in and around the then-capital Petrograd. After heavy military losses during the World War I, the Russian Army had retrograded to mutiny. In respo...

Berlin Blockade: (1948-1949) The Berlin Blockade was impose by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin from June 24, 1948 to May 12, 1949, cutting off all means of transportation through Land and River between ' West Berlin ' and ' West Germany '. The Western Allies responded with massive airlifts to come to West Berlin's aid. An attempt by the Soviet Union in 1948 to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain, and France to move into areas of Berlin within Russian-occupied East Germany. It was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of Germany after World War II, the Soviet Union blocked rails, roads and canal access to sectors of Berlin under Western control of the Western Allies. The Soviet Union offered to lift the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin. The Western Allies organized the Berlin Airlift from 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 to supply the ...

 Hungarian revolution: (Oct 23, – Nov 11, 1956) The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or the Hungarian Uprising, was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956. Leaderless at the beginning, it was the first major threat to Soviet control since the Red Army drove Nazi Germany from its territory at the end of World War II in Europe. The presence of Soviet troops in Hungary was formalized by the 1949 mutual assistance treaty, which granted the Soviet Union rights to a continued military presence, assuring ultimate political control. The Soviet Forces in Hungary were part of the so-called Central Group of Forces headquartered in Baden near Vienna. but the Hungarians were disliked the soviets very much because Hungarians were poor, yet much of the food and industrial goods they produced was sent to Russia. The Hungarians were very patriotic, and they hated Russian control – which included ce...

 American Indian War: The American Indian Wars, or  'The American Frontier Wars', the First Nations Wars in Canada, and the Indian Wars, were fought by European governments and colonists, and later by the United States and Canadian governments and American and Canadian settlers, against various American Indians and First Nation tribes. These conflicts occurred in North America from the time of the earliest colonial settlements in the 17th century until the early 20th century. The various wars resulted from a wide variety of factors. America's real longest war was the conflict against Indigenous Americans, which most historians characterize as beginning in 1609 and ending in 1924 or 313 years, mainly over land control. The European powers and their colonies also enlisted allied Indian tribes to help them conduct warfare against each other's colonial settlements. After the American Revolution, many conflicts were local to specific states or regions and frequently involved...

Syed Fazal ul Hasan: (1878-1951) Syed Fazal ul Hasan who chose his pen name Hasrat was born Mohan a town in the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. He received his early education in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu at home, after that he moved to Aligarh where he achieved his degree of B. A from Muhammadan Angelo Oriental College. After graduation he got himself enrolled in Law but abandoned his further studies Hasrat was keenly aware of the socio-political conditions of his time. Since his graduation from Aligarh in 1903 till his death in Lucknow in 1951, he worked constantly and played multiple roles such as a Social-Activist, Politician, Freedom fighter, Journalist, Critic, Poet, a Deeply religious Muslim of a liberal makeup, and God-fearing communist. Working in various directions, he laid the foundation of an influential journal of that time  ' Urdu-i-Mualla ', he worked for the Indian National Congress Party reserving important offices, he also remained active with ' The Swa...