7 St. Patrick’s Day Legends and Myths DebunkedBefore you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, get your facts straight by exploring common misconceptions about the holiday.Read more
Did Women Fight as Gladiators in Ancient Rome?Roman audiences craved novelty. Females battling each other with weapons fit the bill.Read more
Why More and More Shipwrecks Are Being DiscoveredTens of thousands of shipwrecks lie lost and forgotten on the sea floor—but efforts to locate and explore them have seen great advances.Read more
5 Founding Fathers Whose Finances Shaped the American RevolutionHow five of the nation’s Founders made their livings, how they invested in the revolutionary cause—and what they gained and lost.Read more
When Soviet-Led Forces Crushed the 1968 ‘Prague Spring’A 1968 attempt in Czechoslovakia to introduce liberal reforms was met with a violent invasion of Soviet-led troops.Read more
6 Ways Coffee Helped Transform the WorldFrom stirring up coffee house rebellions to supporting the Industrial Revolution, the popular caffeinated brew has fueled global change.Read more
How Madam C.J. Walker Became a Self-Made MillionaireDespite Jim Crow oppression, Walker founded her own haircare company that helped thousands of African American women gain financial independence.Read more
Soviet Union Leaders: A TimelineFrom Stalin’s reign of terror to Gorbachev and glasnost, meet the eight leaders who presided over the USSR.Read more
5 Causes of the Great DepressionBy 1929, a perfect storm of unlucky factors led to the start of the worst economic downturn in U.S. history.Read more
Photos of the Wreck of Shackleton’s EndurancePreserved by icy waters, the majestic wooden ship of the infamous 1914-1916 Antarctic expedition is revealed in images from the deep of the Weddell Sea.Read more
What Countries Were Part of the Soviet Union?At its height, the USSR comprised of more than a dozen republics stretching across Europe and Asia. After the collapse, each forged a different path.Read more
How Imperialism Set the Stage for World War IMany of the powers in World War I were competitive in overtaking territories in Europe and Africa.Read more