The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of India and Bangladesh. This landscape is home to nearly ten million people who li...
Area 51 is a place where secrecy became legend and speculation turned into modern mythology. Tucked away in the Nevada desert, it has been the alleged site for alien autopsies, hidden spacec...
In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.His life would prove to be radically different from that of any other Chinese emperor who came ...
In the dark skies over the Eastern Front of World War II, the Soviet Union deployed one of the most unusual and effective combat units of the war: the Night Witches. Officially the 588th Nig...
Approximately 55 times a day, or 20,000 times a year, an earthquake occurs somewhere on Earth. Of those, the vast majority go unnoticed and cause no damage whatsoever. Nonetheless, earthq...
When you think of countries in Africa, it is unlikely that Gabon will be one of the first to cross your mind. It is entirely possible that some of you might never ever heard of Gabon. ...
Modern fairy tales often conclude with a protagonist achieving their dreams and a simple "happily ever after." This popular image, often promoted by studios like Disney for family-friendly c...
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, aka Al Capone, aka Scarface, is one of the most notorious gangsters in American history. Known for dominating Chicago’s underworld during prohibition, his criminal o...
One of the most significant and long-lasting outcomes of World War I didn’t take place in Europe. It was a reshuffling of the political order in the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant. During...
In 1943, one of the most notable acts of Jewish resistance during World War II took place. For nearly one month, residents of the Warsaw Ghetto fought against Nazi soldiers who were attempting to ...
Prague is one of the truly great cities of Central Europe. Prague is noted for its preserved medieval and Baroque architecture, the Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, the Astronomical Clock, and...
January is upon us, the month that honors the Roman god Janus, the god of two faces. One face looked forward, and the other looked back. Janus was the god of beginning and ending wars. He wa...
From 1899 to 1900, China underwent a widespread and violent uprising. The revolt, a reaction against China’s exploitation by foreign powers, was decades in the making. In response to the revolt, a...
You may have heard of many of the largest empires in world history. The Romans, the Mongols, the British, the Persians, the Ottomans, the Incas, and the Byzantines. That last empire, however, the ...
In 1890, an obscure professor at the US Naval War College published a book that at first seemed fairly innocuous. However, it turned out his book found an audience. An extremely powerful audience....
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The year 2000 was a milestone year. It was the end of a century and of a millennium. It was one of the rare years that was divisible by 100 and was a leap year. In the previous 25 years, th...
In the winter of 1776, things did not look good for the Continental Army. Everything got off to a great start in 1775, but this year saw a series of defeats at the hands of the British. ...
Perhaps the preeminent symbol of Christmas is the Christmas tree. Christmas trees aren’t just a symbol of Christmas; the act of setting up a tree is an event, and the adornment of a tree oft...
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one of the best-known theories in psychology. First introduced in 1943, the theory posits that people have an innate desire to reach their maximum pote...
