Discover pivotal events, influential figures, and narratives throughout History that have shaped civilizations and cultures across the globe.
As thousands of settlers traveled in wagon trains in their quest for a new life in the American West, adventure, excitement, and horror lay in wait.
Soccer has been played in some form for hundreds of years globally, but where did it come from and how has it changed culture along the way?
As Secretary of the Treasury in the Washington administration, Alexander Hamilton laid the foundations of the American financial system.
1970s cultist Jim Jones was a charismatic man who convinced hundreds to follow his lead, all the way to death.
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a brutal conflict that permanently changed East Asia. Here’s why China and Japan went to war for the second time.
One of the most brutal episodes in human history, what happened in the Belgian Congo under King Leopold II is almost beyond belief.
Who was Horatio Nelson, and why does his body now occupy a tomb built for somebody else?
Female espionage is often synonymous with sexpionage in popular culture. Discover how these Cold War spies slipped under the radar as writers, entertainers, and homemakers.