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.
Image of a captured Japanese photograph taken on December 7, 1941.
Simon Bening created this illumination for the DaCosta Hours which was published around 1515. It appears for the month of November and depicts peasant...
It's September, 1928, when Alexander Fleming sees something unusual in a culture plate. What he found changes the infection-fighting world, going on t...
The story of penicillin is an interesting one, starting with its name. "Penicillium" means "painter's brush" in Latin. Under a microscope, that's exac...
In its 10 October 1846 issue, the London Pictorial Times publishes an article about an ongoing famine in Ireland.
As North Vietnamese troops neared Saigon, many people attempted to flee the city by helicopter. Hubert van Es took an iconic photo of those events on ...
Whenever a nation goes to war - whether the conflict is supported, or opposed, by most citizens - free speech is threatened.
Once a beautiful maiden, Medusa became a monster so frightening that all who looked on her turned to stone.
A demigod, Perseus could accomplish incredible feats that no mortal ever could.
During ancient times, Persians used scythed chariots in war. Although frightful to their opponents, these knifed chariots could be defended again.
This illumination on parchment, by an unknown Spanish miniaturist who was likely working in Spain during the 14th century, is known as the Peszach Hag...
History tells us that after Mary's death, her heart and organs were removed and were buried at an unknown place at Fotheringhay.
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