A panoramic exploration of World History and the civilizations, events, cultures, and figures that collectively shaped our world.
From Babylonian spring rites to Roman calendar wars, discover how January 1 finally became the world’s New Year’s Day.
When a freebooting Cossack sold a grand adventure to the Tsar, the expedition became a diplomatic disaster and a little-known footnote in the “scramble for Africa.”
World War II drew 70 million Allied soldiers into unprecedented violence that displaced millions and shattered nations. Amid this chaos, how did they celebrate Christmas?
Cats have been by our side for thousands of years, and some of them have become incredibly famous.
An overview of the most spoken pidgins and creoles in the Pacific, from Australia to the Solomon Islands and Hawaii.
Christmas cards are sent and received every holiday season. But how did these charming well-wishes come to be?
Moore’s 1823 poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas, better known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” created the iconic Santa Claus image we know today.
In the late 1800s Japan and China were embroiled in a bitter conflict over control of the Korean peninsula. Here’s how the first Sino-Japanese War began.