The 1889 Exposition Universelle introduced the Eiffel Tower, France's iconic national monument. Here's what it was like after the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889.
Systemic inequalities mean not everyone in the world feels the effects of climate change equally. Here are the worst examples of environmental racism in history
While the Great Depression is most famous, the economy was in flux and took major hits plenty of other times in history. Here's the story of the Panic of 1837.
The Silk Road is the most famous trade route in history, dating back centuries. When the Mongols secured control over it, the outcome was both good and bad.
Finding a spouse is difficult no matter what era you live in, but for the aristocrats of Regency England, it had profound effects on their family and future.
Peter the Great is one of Russia's most enigmatic rulers. One of the more bizarre rules he put in place was a tax on beards and here is the reason why.
Scientology is a religion that gets met with a lot of side-eye due to allegations told by former members, including this terrible truth about a prison camp.
Buckingham Palace is a home, in that plenty of staff live there, as do many royals, at least part-time. Here’s what it’s like living in Buckingham Palace.
The CIA has a much maligned reputation and has been associated with a stream of scandals. This is the time the CIA overthrew the government in Guatemala.
It's widely believed that sports have an innate redemptive quality to them -- fair play, teamwork, personal best -- whether track, football, or baseball.
There's no escaping the fact that human beings have to use the restroom from time to time. So why are public restrooms free in the U.S.? Let's take a look.
Malcolm X and Coretta Scott King met exactly once. That meeting took place in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 during a campaign for voting rights. Here's what happened.
"Pig Pen" might have been in Charlie Brown's circle of acquaintances, but nobody really wants to encounter someone who doesn't regularly use soap and water.
A "centibillionaire" is an individual whose net worth is greater than $100 billion. Let's take a look at the handful of people in the centibillionaire club.
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is defending his relatively small nation against Russia, a massive geopolitical powerhouse. It's had its effects.