Captivating coverage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Find a firsthand account, many photos, and a map. (The videos and animations were no longer working at the time of writing this.)

A map of England and Wales as they were on December 9th, 1643, during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The map is color-coded to show the districts held by the King and districts controlled by Parliament in the ongoing English...

A map of Nashville and the surrounding region, site of the Battle of Nashville. This map shows Union and Confederate positions on December 15-16, 1864.

An image of "Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: Decembre (December)", created by Jean Limbourg Brothers (Herman Paul) from 1412-16 (Manuscript , 294 x 210 mm).

An image of "Grimani Breviary: The Month of December", created by Gerard Horenbout during the 1510's (Manuscript , 280 x 215 mm).

An image of "December", created by Benedetto Antelami, c. 1200 (Stone).

This image, taken before Galileo left Earth in 1989, was chosen for December 7, 1995, the day that the probe entered Jupiter's Atmosphere.

On December 22, 1989, the Romanian revolution was the first revolution to be broadcast live.

From The Atlantic series about World War II photographs, this section has forty-five photographs with captions covering all aspects of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Several of the photographs are from film recovered from captured Japanese...

This interactive map of the United States provides an extensive overview of drought conditions. You can watch animations of drought patterns over different time intervals.

This resource includes details of the world's submarine cables and shows us where the underwater internet is headed in the future. Location and direction of 44 cable vessels (as of December 6, 2013) are provided. Depicts 285 cable...

A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.

This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.

This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.

This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.

This site provides a detailed overview of the comet C/2000 WMI (Linear). Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.

This site provides a detailed overview of the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Content includes discovery information, images, and historical highlights.

A map showing the battle sites of Trenton and Princeton during the Revolutionary War.

The vicinity of Chattanooga during the Civil War.

A plan of the Battle of Stone's River (Battle of Murfreesboro) in the American Civil War.

A plan of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia in the American Civil War.

Chronicles how United States soldiers were able to locate al-Zarqawi who was found in his safe house. Also explores how the United States got the information on how to find al-Zarqawi. (2006)

President George W. Bush states that he supports White House aide Karl Rove who is at the center of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. The case of jailed journalist Judith Miller is also chronicled. Plame affair timeline and links to...

The BBC provides a timeline of key events in Cuban history starting in 1492 when Christopher Columbus claimed Cuba for Spain until the present. Video and audio news included.