https://chronicamaps.com/en/topicsMap stories on history anniversaries and questions in the news.en https://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/fall-of-the-berlin-wallhttps://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/fall-of-the-berlin-wallMon, 09 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTOn 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall opened. Within four years the map of Europe was redrawn: see the borders before and after. https://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/how-world-war-i-redrew-europehttps://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/how-world-war-i-redrew-europeMon, 09 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTFour empires fell in World War I and a belt of new states appeared from Finland to Yugoslavia. Compare Europe in 1914 and 1920. https://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/how-big-was-the-mongol-empirehttps://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/how-big-was-the-mongol-empireMon, 09 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Drag it across the globe and compare it with modern countries. https://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/silk-road-on-a-maphttps://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/silk-road-on-a-mapMon, 09 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTFollow the Silk Road from Chang'an to Antioch, with the states that ruled each stop and the travellers who walked it. https://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/united-states-at-250https://chronicamaps.com/en/topics/united-states-at-250Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Declaration of Independence was adopted on 4 July 1776. Follow the United States from thirteen colonies to a continental nation.