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.
This image depicts a fresco which was discovered in a Pompeii home known as the House of the Centenary.
Soon after the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno, the narrator (Dante) is joined by someone who can lead him on his journey. It’s Vir...
On 28 March 1941, Virginia Woolf, the famous British author, drowned in a river near her home. A single recording of her voice survives. The BBC has r...
This image depicts a page from the Visconti Book of Hours. The original illumination - created by Luchino Belbello da Pavia, circa 1430 - measures&nbs...
One of Europe's six patron saints, St. Bridget was born in Sweden.
The Volga River is one of the longest in the world. Here are some key facts about it, and its topography.
Although she enjoyed the Prince of Wales' attention, Wallis Simpson began to realize that her relationship with David (as the Prince was known to fami...
Who was Walther Schwieger, the German U-boat commander who sank the Lusitania?
This map depicts the general location of trenches along the Western Front during World War I.
The United Kingdom did not have enough horses (or mules) even before America entered the war, so military officers bought more animals from Canada and...
There are often good stories about horses and their riders, and Alfred Henns relationship with Nelson is no exception.
This political cartoon - "Columbia Teaching John Bull His New Lesson" - was released during the War of 1812.
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