Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
As Hitler's forces invade Norway, during April of 1940, they make their way to Lillehammer.
The Gestapo derives its name from Geheime Staatspolizei - the secret state police of Nazi Germany.
From fossilized remains in Argentina, paleontologists have estimated the size and power of a dinosaur called Giganotosaurus.
Giuseppe Mazzini is often called the "soul" or the "heart" of Italy's unification.
Although Elizabeth's main family home was north of London, her family's summer retreat was in Scotland. Her brother, David, called Glamis Castle - in ...
Glienicke Bridge is known as the "Bridge of Spies" because it was the place, during the Cold War, where all spies exchanged between East and West were...
In July of 1940, Hitler's goal was to intimidate Britain. Britain's goal was to resist Hitler and to eliminate Germany's bombers which were flying ov...
Not only was Gordon Welchman a very intelligent mathematician, he was a practical organizer who played a leading role in the setup of Bletchley Park's...
Graca Machel was born Graca Simbine on the 17th of October, 1945, in Incadine, Gaza Province, Mozambique. She was married to two different Presidents ...
This image—from a never-completed work—portrays David (writer of Psalms and Israelite King). It was created by a miniaturist working...
Photograph of the Granicus River as it appears today. Alexander the Great and his troops defeated the Persians at this river in 334 BC.
In "The Great Chronicle of France of Charles V," we learn - among other things - that during medieval times the people of France believed they may hav...
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