Cold War

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William Prescott

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Israel Putnam

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William Howe

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Thomas Gage

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Joseph Warren

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Sir Robert Pigot

Boston, MA, USA

Battle of Bunker Hill

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Harold Alexander

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Bernard Montgomery

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Curio Barbasetti di Prun

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Erwin Rommel

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Georg Stumme

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Oliver Leese

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Brian Horrocks

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Herbert Lumsden

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Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma

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Giuseppe De Stefanis

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Second Battle of El Alamein

American Civil War Rail Network

Ming Dynasty

Malacca

Surat

Baghdad

Kilwa Kisiwani

Alexandria, Egypt

Aden, Yemen

Mecca Saudi Arabia

Sofala, Mozambique

Kerala, India

Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

Pinned Location

Silk Road became an unstable transportation and economic network.

Surat, Gujarat, India

Malacca, Malaysia

2. Growth of Diasporic Chinese Communities

2. Growth of Diasporic Arab Communities in East Africa

Indian Ocean Exchange

Independence

Fort Vancouver

Fort Kearney

North Platte

Scotts Bluff

Fort Laramie

South Pass

Shoshone Falls

Baker City, OR, USA

Whitman Mission

Fort Hall

Fort Bridger

Independence Rock

Fort Astoria

Oregon trail

Medieval Carrack

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Spain

Charles I of Spain

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Enrique of Malacca

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Elcano

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Ferdinand Magellan

Rio de Janeiro

Guam

Cebu, Philippines

Spice Islands

Cape of Good Hope

Cape Verde Islands

Strait of Magellan

Brunei

Seville, Spain

Puerto San Julián

1519: Magellan’s fleet sets sail, beginning the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Dec 1519: The fleet stops for fresh supplies and repairs.

Puerto San Julián, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

The fleet overwinters and faces a mutiny, which Magellan quells.

Strait of Magellan, Chile

Oct-Nov 1520: The fleet endured a grueling month of harsh winds and perilous navigation through the icy, twisting passage,.

Nov 1520 - Mar 1521: Pacific Crossing -The fleet endured nearly four months of starvation and scurvy on the vast, unforgiving ocean before sighting Guam.

Mactan, Philippines

Apr 1521: Magellan is killed in battle with Chief Lapu-Lapu’s forces.

Jul 1521: The fleet reaches Borneo and engages in trade with the Sultan of Brunei.

Spice Islands, Indonesia

Nov 1521: They reach the Moluccas, load their ships with valuable spices, and prepare for the return journey.

Cape of Good Hope, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa

May 1522: Under Elcano’s command, the Victoria, the only remaining ship, rounds the Cape after a grueling Pacific and Indian Ocean crossing.

Cape Verde

Jul 1522: The crew stop at Portuguese Cape Verde islands for supplies, where they are briefly detained.

Voyage of Magellan

Sumy Oblast, Ukraine

Kharkiv

Kup'yans'k

Borova

Lyman

Siversk

Chasiv Yar

Toretsk

Pokrovsk

Novopavlivka

Hulyaipole

Zaporizhia

Kherson

Russian-Ukraine War: May 26, 2025. Source: ISW Shapefiles: Owlmaps

Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on May 26 that Russia launched over 900 drones against Ukraine over the last three days and that intensified Russian strikes have a significant political meaning. https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1926935748424454615

Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on May 26 that the Russian military command recently redeployed elements of the 752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (3rd Motorized Rifle Division, 20th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Moscow Military District [MMD]) and 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade (14th Army Corps [AC], Leningrad Military District [LMD]) to reinforce the Russian force grouping attacking into northern Sumy Oblast. https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/2755 

Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant, Производственная улица, Kineshma, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia

Astra reported on May 26 that at least two drones struck a warehouse at the Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant and that sources in the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the warehouse sustained damage. https://t.me/astrapress/82046

German Chancellor Friederich Merz stated on May 26 that the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France no longer impose "any range restrictions" on Ukraine's ability to use the long-range weapons that these countries have provided and noted that Ukraine can target military positions in Russia. https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-germany-merz-weapons-range-4702908e5d98e6c43d9865ea0a8a4130

Kursk Oblast, Russia

Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) Head Oleh Ivashchenko reported on May 26 that Ukrainian forces maintain some positions in Kursk and Belgorod oblasts. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3996575-oleg-ivasenko-golova-sluzbi-zovnisnoi-rozvidki-ukraini.html

Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Geolocated footage published on May 26 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced in northern Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv City) and likely seized the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant. https://x.com/auditor_ya/status/1927010210314367444

Ridkodub, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Geolocated footage published on May 26 indicates that Russian forces reached the southern outskirts of Ridkodub (north of Lyman). https://t.me/creamy_caprice/9238

Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces reported on May 26 that Russian forces are using armored vehicles and motorcycles in assaults in the Chasiv Yar direction. https://t.me/Khortytsky_wind/10838

Poltavka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Geolocated footage published on May 26 indicates that Russian forces recently marginally advanced to central Popiv Yar and in the fields southeast of Poltavka (both west of Toretsk).  https://t.me/creamy_caprice/9237

Zorya, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Additional geolocated footage published on May 26 shows Russian forces engaging with civilians in Zorya (southwest of Toretsk), including that Russian forces have likely seized the settlement and that Ukrainian forces are not contesting the settlement. https://x.com/AudaxonX/status/1926959725771399342

Bahatyr, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Major Viktor Trehubov stated on May 26 that positions near Bahatyr, Kostyantynopil, and Odradne are constantly changing hands between Russian and Ukrainian forces and that fighting is very intense in this area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4XONrDJWsc

Hnativka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated on May 26 that Ukrainian forces also recently counterattacked south of Hnativka (south of Zorya). https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/2756

Pleshchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Mashovets stated on May 26 that elements of the Russian 51st CAA (formerly Donetsk People's Republic [DNR] AC, SMD) and 150th Motorized Rifle Division are attempting to advance toward Pleshchiivka (northwest of Toretsk) along the T-0516 Toretsk-Kostyantynivka highway, but that Ukrainian positions in western and northwestern Toretsk are complicating this effort. https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/2756

Russian-Ukraine War (Daily Reports)

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Duke Wellington

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Napoleon

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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Waterloo, Belgium

Battle of Waterloo

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Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Ole Miss riot (1962)

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Montgomery, AL, USA

Montgomery bus boycott (1955-1956)

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Little Rock, AR, USA

Little Rock Nine (1957)

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Greensboro, NC, USA

Greensboro sit-ins (1960)

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Freedom Rides (1961)

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Washington D.C., DC, USA

March on Washington (1963)

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Birmingham, AL, USA

Birmingham Campaign (1963)

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Selma, AL, USA

Selma to Montgomery marches (1965)

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Watts, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Watts Riots (1965)

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Virginia, USA

Loving v. Virginia (1967)

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St. Augustine, FL, USA

St Augustine movement (1963-1964)

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Cold War

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Second Battle of El Alamein

American Civil War Rail Network

Indian Ocean Exchange

Oregon trail

Voyage of Magellan

Russian-Ukraine War (Daily Reports)

Battle of Waterloo

Civil Rights Movement

Culper Ring

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Global Conflict 2025

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Cold War

Battle of Bunker Hill

Second Battle of El Alamein

American Civil War Rail Network

Indian Ocean Exchange

Oregon trail

Voyage of Magellan

Russian-Ukraine War (Daily Reports)

Battle of Waterloo

Civil Rights Movement

Culper Ring

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Global Conflict 2025

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