One Ivy League university in the US holds the world's largest academic library, with millions of volumes. Here's how many books you can find at this library.
More than garden tractors, or harvesters, or combines, the John Deere name is celebrated by agriculture for a magnificent insight into designing farm equipment.
The Roman Empire rode roughshod over countless communities and peoples. It's certainly no surprise that frequently, those who had been conquered pushed back.
Charles Lindbergh made headlines and enthralled the world with his transatlantic flight. He flew light, carrying nothing extra -- did that apply to food, too?
Historians have typically considered the presidency of John F. Kennedy one of the better ones, but not everything about the Kennedy administration was positive.
While the U.S. was under terrorist attack on the morning of September 11, 2001, Todd Beamer and others on hijacked Flight 93 took matters into their own hands.
All manner of material has been used over the millennia to create watercraft, for transportation of people and goods. In Nebraska, it recently meant a pumpkin.
The gruesome Puritan Massacre at Ulster in 1641 set the stage for centuries of dysfunctional Anglo-Irish relations. Here's everything you need to know.
Grief is a universal experience but how it's processed is not. Here is the real reason that Jewish people tear their clothes after the death of a loved one.
Several religions practice the throwing of dirt on the coffin in their funeral rites, and thus it has various but similar symbolizations. Here's what they mean.
Kyle Dunbar's controversial track record on "Ink Masters" was well-documented, but perhaps this incident during the "Redemption" series takes the cake.
the seemingly basic story of the first couple of humans to exist is full of troubling questions. Here's why the Adam and Eve story stirs up so much controversy.
While Americans and Europeans tout Mikhail Gorbachev as a hero, Russian views are less positive. This is what Mikhail Gorbachev's Soviet Union was really like.
While a recognizable calendar system has remained almost unchanged for nearly two millennia, you can't say the same about the way we measure the time of day.