The tragic costs of warfare include the loss of lives, both military and civilian, young and old. Property of all kinds is also lost -- buildings, artifacts.
Good leaders often pride themselves on not asking their subordinates to do anything they themselves wouldn't do. Like, a king leading his forces into battle.
Imagine that every thought, every experience, every moment of every person's life — all knowledge of all humans who've ever existed, and will exist — exists.
Life often means change. The lives of immigrants reflect that boldly, particularly when it came to their names as they entered a new country, for a new life.
Michelangelo's "Mask of a Faun" dates back to the 16th century, and moved between different museums for hundreds of years before being stolen by Nazis.
There really was no safe place to hide from the Chicxulub impactor. Here's the awful, awful truth about the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous.
Even when an earthquake isn't topping the Richter scale, it can still do an incredible amount of damage. These are the most devastating earthquakes of all time.
While the name of Roy Benavidez is probably one you haven't heard of, it is a name you should know. His story makes all those war films look pale in comparison.
Telephone operators were once a staple of society in the early 20th century, but they have since declined. Here's what happened to telephone operators.
Perhaps no other name is as closely associated with the civil rights movement than that of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But what about his closest friend?
Games like lacrosse and chess are widely played today, but they're rooted in ancient indigenous cultures. These are some prehistoric games of the New World.
It was September 23, 1963, when Geoffrey Sullivan took off from an airstrip in Waterbury, Connecticut. It was the last time his family would ever see him.
Genghis Khan is an historical figure who is as fascinating as he is notorious. His achievements were grand in scale, and his character often misunderstood.
A centuries-old conflict between two wings of the Catholic Church came to light again in 2021. This is the history of the Catholic Mass controversy explained.