For 30 years, Nanette Bonyata has been attending Bastille Days – and her expertise shows. At this year’s event, the ...

First, Silicon Valley’s founders believed they didn’t need government. Then they believed they could demolish it. Now they’ve decided to use it where they can and appease it where they must. This ...

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July 16, 2026 • Route 66 turns 100 this year. It's considered America’s most nostalgic road trip. With wide open road, sunsets that fill the whole sky, dirt-kissed Chevy trucks, and revving ...

History majors explore the past, seemingly able to move through time and space to understand distant societies and cultures, often becoming adept critical thinkers and writers during their rigorous ...

The vessel “Quest,” found in 2024 off the coast of northeastern Canada, has become a home for corals, anemones and fish. It also holds the leftovers from decades of commercial fishing that happened ...

Henry VIII is remembered for his six wives and his military success. His decision to break from the Catholic Church kickstarted the English Reformation. The Reformation and its impact In 1534, Henry ...

Lawrence “Larry”, the eldest of the Durrell siblings, is portrayed in MASTERPIECE’S The Durrell’s in Corfu, as a struggling writer, his every mood dictated, often hilariously so, by the associated ...

Since motion pictures were invented, audiences have loved how they tell stories. Movies enabled people to travel the world vicariously, and experience tragedy, love and nearly every other emotion.

Now starting at $ 54/year. From Caesar to Napoleon, the Pyramids to the Parthenon, the Trojan War to the Civil War—National Geographic History magazine draws readers in with more than 5,000 years of ...

For a sport that has been around for over a century, the origin of volleyball traces its roots to a rather humble beginning. History has it that William G. Morgan, who invented the game of volleyball ...

Designed and maintained by Paul Halsall, the Internet History Sourcebooks Project is one of the most visited pedagogical sites in the world and has received numerous accolades from teachers and ...