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Daily · Moments of Rupture

360° scene from Hannibal's Army Crosses the Alps218 BC – 1908 AD

From sudden natural catastrophes to deliberate breakthroughs, today's scenes capture the exact moments when history's course was abruptly altered.

HistoryGuesser Daily5 locations68 plays218 BC – 1908 AD

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  1. Round 1 · 218 BC

    Casual

    Hannibal's Army Crosses the Alps

    Carthaginian general Hannibal stunned the Roman Republic by marching his army, including war elephants, over the treacherous Alpine passes.

  2. Round 2 · 1170 AD

    Tricky

    Expansion of Krak des Chevaliers

    The Knights Hospitaller heavily fortify this limestone crusader castle, adding a massive outer wall and a dozen towers to make it the most impregnable fortress in the Levant.

  3. Round 3 · 1893 AD

    Tricky

    Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom

    Backed by heavily armed US Marines, a committee of foreign residents and sugar planters deposes Queen Liliʻuokalani, ending the Hawaiian monarchy at 'Iolani Palace.

  4. Round 4 · 1908 AD

    Expert

    Aftermath of the Tunguska Event

    A massive explosion, likely caused by an airbursting meteoroid, flattened roughly 80 million trees over 2,150 square kilometers of remote Siberian forest, mysteriously leaving no impact crater.

  5. Round 5 · 1805 AD

    Expert

    Lewis and Clark Reach the Pacific Ocean

    After an 8,000-mile journey mapping the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, the Corps of Discovery finally sights the Pacific Ocean at the turbulent mouth of the Columbia River.

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