The idea of a canal linking the Mediterranean to the Rea Sea dates back to ancient times. It was Napoleon’s engineers who, around 1800 AD, revived the idea of a shorter route to India via the Suez Canal. It was not until 1859 that Egyptian workers started working on the construction of Canal in conditions, described by historians, as slave labor. The project was completed around 1867....

In 1870, a movement calling for Home Rule was founded in Ireland. Supporters of Home Rule wanted a separate parliament to deal with Irish affairs in Dublin. Although the British government was force to introduce many reforms, two bills to introduce Home Rule were defeated in parliament in the 1880s and 1980s. William Gladstone was Prime Minister of Britain four times during the reign...

The 1860s was a time of uncertainty and political unrest in Japan. Finally, in 1868, the situation became so serious that Emperor Mutsuhito took control from the last shogun (military dictator). Mutsuhito became known as the Meiji emperor, and this event is called the ‘Meiji restoration’. Under the emperor’s authority, Japan embarked on a programmed of modernization. In 1872, a group...