Although archaeologists have found out a great deal about the ancient Egyptian empire over the course of several centuries, the empire’s many pharaohs had exerted enough influence over vast lands and ...

Although the unprecedented scale of World War I was grand enough to give it the nickname The War To End All Wars, it only took about 20 years after the fact before that perception was proven wrong.

It’s easy to feel nostalgic for the past, and the 1950s might just be the most romanticized decade of the 20th century. While the world was far from a perfect place — inequality was rampant and the ...

The president of the United States is generally seen as a steady hand at the helm, someone who can weather political storms and project an image of normalcy and leadership. That said, once a country ...

Geopolitics can be a funny beast. While Earth’s landmass has stayed virtually identical for most of human history, borders have been drawn and redrawn time again as our planet’s inhabitants jockey for ...

No musician sets out to be a one hit wonder, but in many cases, this is exactly what happens: An act bursts onto the scene with a chart-topping song, only to never re-enter the pop culture zeitgeist.

The Mayan civilization may have started as far back as 7,000 BCE but was brought to an end in the 17th Century by Spanish colonization. Yet, while that civilization fell, its grand structures and ...

In 1971, a man boarded a plane, pulled off a successful hijacking, and parachuted off the plane, vanishing into thin air. It sounds improbable, but it’s something that really happened — and to this ...

In the strange world of Hollywood and celebrity, aging is one of those things people try to freeze, reverse, and otherwise try to run away from. But no matter what, even some of the biggest stars are ...

One of Hollywood’s most classic movie pairings is Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The couple shared the silver screen on several occasions and met one another while working on a film together.

Astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr. is an American hero who did some incredible things during his lifetime. A pilot, astronaut, engineer, and politician (among other things), Glenn served his country ...

Although both the United States Of America and the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics would see mass celebrations with the ending of World War II, the jubilation between the former allies wouldn’t ...