A panoramic exploration of World History and the civilizations, events, cultures, and figures that collectively shaped our world.
War is often a chaotic mess. Here are six times combatants switched sides whilst engaged in the very same war.
The Argentine military junta that lasted between 1976 and 1983 led a campaign of persecution against its own people known as the Dirty War.
Within four centuries, Manichaeism had spread from Roman North Africa to the Chinese Empire.
By definition, the trade winds are prevailing winds blowing near the equator. And in the Age of Exploration, these airstreams reliably powered navigation, trade, and cultural exploration.
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.”
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.
Linking Australian identity to whiteness, the white Australia policy significantly shaped Australia's demographics for 50 years.