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The Portuguese arrived in Colombo - on the island of Sri Lanka - in the early 16th century. One of their first activities was to build a fortification to protect their military and merchants. Gasparo Balbi visited the Colombo fort in XXX, 15XX and…

Cartoon shows Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev looking in dismay at a massive stone hammer and sickle, now shattered into many parts. One of a new breed of Soviet leaders who ascended to power in 1980s, Gorbachev implemented political and cultural…

An image of a Buddhist statue taken by Carmen V and posted on Tu Lam Temple's Yelp page.

Soldiers lying in the sand, in the top portion of the image, while the crosses of the Iwo Jima cemetery are visible in the bottom half.

This is an image of three newly married couples standing in front of the Korean Methodist Church in San Francisco.

Early U.S. immigration acts did not require keeping statistics on alien arrivals at land borders, leading to distinct statistical treatment for Canadian and Mexican border immigrants compared to those arriving by sea. Record-keeping for Canadian…

This report determined that LGBTQ+ people were unfit to be in government positions and were security risks.

The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: American soldiers dig hasty foxholes in snow covered terrain as enemy fire opens up near Berismenil. A dead soldier lies in the foreground.

The USS Arizona and its crew attempted to make an escape into the open ocean but their efforts were promptly curtailed as Japanese bombers swiftly eliminated that threat. 60 of the crew members of the USS Arizona succumbed to injuries incurred…

Moore Dry Dock Company in 1943 in Oakland, California