Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
Dr. Colin Andrews, an English scientist, claims the Earth's magnetic field can form crop circles.
Because of Soviet secrecy, sailors who survive the K-19 radiation leak may not tell the true story about what happened.
It isn't easy to uncover the truth about contaminated groundwater. No one from the polluting company is going to hand over documents containing proof ...
In 37 days, Sherman travels from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in between. His plan is to destroy the Confederates' ability to make war.
In Galveston, the seawater rises to 20 feet in some areas, drowning many people. Winds blow 120 mph, sweeping homes away.
Even with England's help, the Huguenots cannot retain control of La Rochelle and give up after 14 months.
View photographs and drawings of the siege of Petersburg before General Lee surrenders.
Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas that non-Dutch speakers mispronounce as San...
Walter Raleigh helps uncover the Babington Plot and becomes a favorite of Elizabeth's; he attempts to form a settlement in the New World.
Michelangelo paints one of the world's most famous works of art on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It has recently been restored.
In the 1840s, Sir Richard Owen coins the name "Dinosauria" to refer to fossilized remains being found.
On June 6, 1099, the First Crusaders reach Jerusalem and battle the Muslims; many die, including about 40,000 Muslims and Jews.
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