If you are in the United States, these are the must-see, world-class museums and institutions that preserve the stories and ...

Cavalry seemed doomed by 1914, yet horsemen kept charging for three more decades. Here is the true story of history’s last ...

With the Allies and the Axis battling for supremacy, North Africa became one of the most significant theaters of the Second ...

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between Portugal and Spain that determined which lands each country could claim as ...

In medieval England, common lands were set aside for peasants to cultivate. Chaos ensued when lords and landowners began ...

While less well-known than its neighbor Rwanda, Burundi has a long and fascinating history. Sadly, its history is also full ...

The Meiji Restoration (1868) led to the forced separation of Shinto and Buddhism, scattering priceless sacred Japanese ...

Pop, Korea’s long history reveals how a distinctive cultural identity survived, adapted, and eventually reached audiences ...

The “women and children first” rule is known as the Birkenhead Drill, named after the 1852 HMS Birkenhead shipwreck.

While hostile architecture is often seen as a modern phenomenon, it has a foundational history that stretches back millennia.

These medieval castles have stood for hundreds of years and often have fascinating, violent, and even bloody histories.

From the scorching deserts of North Africa to the forests of France and the snowy fields of Russia, what were the most ...