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If you’re from the United States, or you’ve spent any time watching popular US television shows like Law and Order, CSI, Criminal Minds,...

Some of the world’s biggest archaeological discoveries not only changed the way we interpret our past but also solved historical...

The struggle for workers’ rights in the U.S. is a fight that’s existed since the nation’s founding. The first Monday in September is a...

As with Santa Claus, the legend of Robin Hood has spread across many cultures through the centuries as an emblem of merriment,...

Amid the bloodshed of the Hundred Years' War in the 14th and 15th centuries rose a figure who seems as much of a shadowy legend as King...

The 1930s were a landmark time for the candy business. Despite the economic hardships of the Great Depression, confectionary companies...

Humans have been fascinated with flight for a long, long time. The ancient Chinese built the first kites, mimicking the shapes of birds,...

Thousands of years ago, the oceans seemed a lot wider, even unnavigable. Before mariners developed tried-and-true navigation techniques,...

The Central Intelligence Agency has its fingers in many pies, from counterterrorism to offensive cyber operations and covert paramilitary...

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a motto that works well for Rome. Because of the incredibly advanced craftsmanship of ancient Rome’s...

Today’s grocery stores are stocked with a seemingly endless variety of candy bars. This modern-day menagerie of chocolate treats can...

Much of human history has been defined by the actions of around 50 to 70 empires that once ruled large swathes of people across vast...

Bell-bottoms have long been synonymous with sailors in the U.S. Navy: Just picture Sailor Jack, the patriotic mascot who first appeared...

Most states don’t recognize any language as an official tongue. Yet Hawaii has officially recognized two state languages — English and...

Thomas Edison revolutionized the audio world in 1878 when he obtained a patent for his latest invention, the phonograph. The audio player...

The Wild West — sometimes called by the more subdued name of the Old West — is the star of many romanticized American stories. Tales of...

As early as the colonial era, the consumption of alcoholic beverages was a contentious issue in America. Drunkenness was generally...

376900 09: (FILE PHOTO) A dense column of smoke rises more than 60,000 feet into the air over the Japanese industrial port of Nagasaki,...

They don’t call it the Greatest Generation for nothing. Of the hundreds of ballplayers who have been inducted into the National Baseball...