For centuries, being able to read and understand the Bible was a privilege reserved only for a select few: those who had spent years learning ancient languages.
Presidential disappointments, qualms and self-reproach stretch back to the very beginning of the office, to the first American president, George Washington.
Efforts to reduce spaceflight cost have often been plagued by actually higher costs and substantial failure rates. One idea showed promise: the space gun.
Taiwan was a Japanese colony until the end of World War II. Once it was released from Japanese control, the island became a focal point of East Asian politics.
Few books have had the width and breadth of cultural influence over the past two millennia as the Holy Bible, but there's actually more than one bible.
Perhaps most known now for the car that bears his name, Nikola Tesla was an enigmatic figure that is considered to be one of the greatest inventors of all time.
The death penalty can be a gray area, and the notion that the Bible argues completely for or against the use of the death penalty is not a very sound one.
The Aztecs came to Mesoamerica, now Mexico, in the early 13th century, probably hunter-gatherers from a northern tribe — and discovered the Pyramid of the Moon.
While now the Colosseum represents little more than an attraction of modern Rome, for centuries, it was more associated with its complex and gruesome history.
But Diana also had an addendum to her will the day after she signed it — a "letter of wishes" — in which she left personal belongings to her godchildren.
Bashir faked documents and used them to earn the trust of Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, and it helped convince Princess Diana to agree to the interview.