# revolution
10 Things We Owe to the French Revolution of 1789
The French Revolution of 1789 had a greater political, intellectual, and cultural impact, than any other revolution in history. It inaugurated a worldwide shift from the absolutist monarchies that had governed most…
10 Things About the Agricultural Revolution, History’s Greatest Revolution
About 12,000 years ago, some humans took up agriculture - animal husbandry, followed soon thereafter by farming - instead of…
The Bloody History of the Haitian Revolution in 10 Events
From 1791 to 1804, the French colony of Saint Domingue, today's Haiti, saw a multisided and violent struggle for power…
12 Historic Little Known Rebellions with Tragic and Bloody Ends
Rebellion is often a tough row to hoe. Even more so if it is a rebellion against powerful and well…
22 Images of the Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution, of 1979 was the series of events leading to overthrowing Shah Mohammed Pahlavi…
Today in History: Americans Suffer their Worst Defeat of the Revolution (1780)
On May 12, 1780, the Americans suffered their worst defeat of the entire Revolution. The battle of Charleston, or as…
Revolutionary Bloodshed: 4 Violent Uprisings That Changed The World As We Know It
Revolutions are violent. Success can only occur if common people are willing to take up arms and fight for a…
The Weathermen Launched a Terror Campaign in the 1960s and 1970s
The Weathermen formed in 1969 as a radical branch that derived from the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The name…
Freedom Fighter or Terrorist? The Life and Death of Che Guevara
As is the case with many ‘revolutionary’ figures, discussions about Ernesto "Che" Guevara are seldom impartial. To his proponents, he…
7 Causes of the Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution dramatically changed Russia from an autocracy to a communist system of government. The Revolution started during World…