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.
Questions remain about the Allied lack of action toward the death camps, but all the clues are not available until after the war.
Despite internal opposition in Iran, Americans help Britain to remove Mossadeq from power. This action damages America's relationship with Iran.
Once...Iran had a good relationship with the U.S., and that bond grew through World War II.
Most likely beginning in the Gobi Desert, the plague spreads throughout Asia and then Europe following trade routes.
The stele (a stone or slab) is on display in the Louvre and considered one of its most treasured possessions.
Whitechapel, where the "Ripper murders" occur, is a very poor part of 19th-century London.
Charlotte is an arachnid called "Araneus Cavaticus," preferring to live her life in dark, shady places.
Abagnale pretends to be a Pan American pilot, then doctor, lawyer and finally a sociology professor.
Only free men can participate in Olympic athletics; single women can watch, but married women are banned under penalty of death.
Because no one is sure what has happened to the Tsar's children, people begin to wonder whether some of the family members still survive.
When the King of France dies, his son wants the throne as do regents on behalf of the young English king.
Attila, king of the fifth-century Huns, seeking land and empire-building, destroys many towns during his eight-year rule.
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