What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
Mammatus clouds appear to be upside-down clouds which often appear during a thunderstorm.
Desmond Tutu, in his "Setting Free the Past" lecture, told a Georgetown University gathering that Mandela had changed during his prison years:He had g...
Mandela and Sisulu were longtime friends. They also served prison time together on Robben Island.
As John Carlin researched Mandela's background (for his book "Playing the Enemy"), he interviewed Chief Joyi (seen in the center of this picture).
In his autobiography, "Long Walk to Freedom," Nelson Mandela describes this picture as: "Tense Times, 1956."
After Mandela returned from a trip abroad, in 1962, he went into hiding.
Man o' War was not only a great thoroughbred himself, his bloodline includes other great racers, such as War Admiral and Seabiscuit.
What was Manchukuo? The answer to that question is: Manchukuo was actually Manchuria - a province of China - before the Japanese army invaded, then oc...
Before six counties in the northern part of Ireland were known as "Northern Ireland," they were part of the "Ulster Plantation.
With their Mum well-dressed and wearing pearls, the Thatcher twins - Mark and Carol - pose for pictures.
This image depicts Marian Rejewski, one of the Poles whose work on examining - and understanding - the Enigma machine greatly helped the Allies during...
It was in this cabin - owned by James and William Gillis and located in Tuolumne County, California - where Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain, cre...
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