Before Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492, the Americas were home to advanced civilizations with sophisticated social ...

The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

The Roaring Twenties refers to the 1920s, a decade of cultural and social vitality, particularly in France. The term reflects ...

Nazis With its onion-domed steeple and octagonal towers, Hartheim Castle is a remarkable example of Renaissance architecture ...

Thanks to the 1902 treaty with England, Tokyo had a free hand to attack in Asia, where it was already becoming the alter ego ...

Thousands of women - schoolteachers, secretaries, nurses and camp guards - played a more or less active role in the Holocaust ...

Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.

Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which ...

The history of fishing in modern times reflects humanity's evolving relationship with marine and freshwater ecosystems. With ...

Léonard Autié, often known simply as Léonard, was a French hairdresser who rose to fame during the late 18th century as the ...

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, was a significant figure in early 18th-century France, best known for serving as the Regent of ...

The Great Plague of Marseille in 1720 was one of the last significant outbreaks of the bubonic plague in Europe ...