The Civil War’s first year was one marked by inactivity and battlefield frustration. There was just one major battle, at Bull Run, and... Read More

The serene turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea hide a sharp-tasting secret: a layer of salt up to two miles thick, lurking deep... Read More

On 20 April 1861, when Virginia authorities took over the Norfolk Navy Yard after its evacuatuation by Federal forces, they found, among... Read More

A series of meetings were held between an Associated Press correspondent, Mr. George L. Seese, and a Villista agent. The agent wanted to... Read More

The improbable voyage of the schooner Amistad and the court proceedings and diplomatic maneuverings that resulted from that voyage form one... Read More

On 10 March 1959 an anti-Chinese and anti-Communist popular revolt erupted in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, which had been under the reign of... Read More

Antisemitism and the persecution of Jews were central tenets of Nazi ideology. In their 25-point party program published in 1920, Nazi Party... Read More

 THE COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE (April 9 1952) showed a photo of Batista with a Cuban flag behind him, and the caption: "Cuba's Batista: he... Read More

Ruth Handler (November 4, 1916–April 27, 2002) was an American inventor who created the iconic Barbie doll in 1959 (the doll was named... Read More

When Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, Volkswagen remembered the Grateful Dead frontman by running an ad featuring a VW Microbus with a tear... Read More

A question like that is sure to get the blood of any hard-core aviation enthusiast or history aficionado boiling in a hurry. There is... Read More

I've always believed that when you try to acquire information about events that happened years ago; the best thing to do is look for... Read More

When Mexican troops stormed the former mission known as the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836, Mexican General Antonio López de... Read More

The Missouri Compromise was passed into law in 1820 and regulated slavery in the western states. Though it was passed forty-one years before... Read More

Bomber Command had come a long way since the desperate days of 1940 when they were flying twin engined bombers and sustaining terrible... Read More

A Soviet politician and close associate of Stalin, Malenkov was the virtual head of the USSR in 1953-1955. Georgy Malenkov was born in... Read More

January and early Febmary, 1862 was a busy period for BrigadierGeneral Samuel R. Curtis, recently appointed commander of the Armyof the... Read More

On March 8, 1966, Nelson's Pillar, in Dublin city, was blown up. The question is, how did it take 157 years?For many, the biggest surprise... Read More

It’s pretty possible that you’ve heard at least one of the following “immortal” quotes at some point during your... Read More

On March 10, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Thomas Watson fashioned the device itself; a crude... Read More