Jimmy Chen

While Chinese civilization flourished under the Song Dynasty, large parts of northern China were ruled by rival dynasties until the Mongol conquest reunified the country.

The Ming Dynasty restored Han Chinese rule for three centuries until its overthrow by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Over the course of world history, a small number of female monarchs exercised power by assuming traditionally male titles such as “king.” Here are 6 female kings.

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the liberation of slaves in Texas during the American Civil War, came more than two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The history of Georgia is the tale of both resistance and accommodation with powerful empires in the region over thousands of years.

Here are all the presidents of the United States in chronological order, from George Washington to Donald Trump.

After leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United States in 1789.

During the first half of the 16th century, Emperor Charles V inherited a large empire and spent his life trying to hold on to it.