If ancient history is your interest at all, you know of the Great Library at Alexandria. It’s not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but was a major intellectual achievement all the same. But it was not the only major library from ancient times. The Library of Ashurbanipal also ranks among the […]
Category: Middle East History
The Arab Oil Embargo Begins in 1973
October 19 of 1973 ranks as one of the most momentous economic days in US history. On that day, Arab nations announced their Arab Oil Embargo against the United States. The Arab Oil Embargo included a ban on exports to the US and a ten percent cut in overall production. There were politics at work […]
The Anfal Campaign Against the Iraqi Kurds
The Anfal Campaign against the Iraqi Kurds – Today in History. September 7, 1988 is an important day for the ethnic minority Kurdish people of Iraq. September 7 and 8 marked the end of a major military drive by Iraqi forces in the Anfal Campaign against the Iraqi Kurds of northern Iraq. The military operations […]