Shadowy black and white print showing the back of a kneeling woman reaching up toward a tall robed god, with a dead man lying on the ground beside her

Indian Tableaux At The Prince'S Hall, Piccadilly, In Aid Of The Medical Missions To The Women Of India. The Tableaux Illustrated The Life Of An Indian Woman, With Scenes From The Story Of Savitri, As Related In The Vedas: The Death Of Satyavan

Dave Roos is a freelance writer based in the United States and Mexico. A longtime contributor to HowStuffWorks, Dave has also been published in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek.

Dave Roos

Dave Roos is a freelance writer based in the United States and Mexico. A longtime contributor to HowStuffWorks, Dave has also been published in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek. 

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Dave Roos is a freelance writer based in the United States and Mexico. A longtime contributor to HowStuffWorks, Dave has also been published in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek.

Religion and spiritual issues, including Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, the Bible, Wicca, Buddhism and more, are at the core of human values and history.

Religion

The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

Vietnam War

Folklore is made up of age-old traditions, music, stories and superstitions that help define human culture. Discover the truth behind mysteries and legends, such as the Bermuda Triangle, zombies, werewolves, witches, vampires, Robin Hood and more.

Folklore

The ancient Middle East gave rise to some of the greatest empires in human history, including Mesopotamia, Babylonia, the Persian Empire and the Byzantine Empire.

Ancient Middle East

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art, literature and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

Art, Literature and Film History

Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

European History

Ancient America was home to sophisticated civilizations such as the Maya, Inca, Olmec and Aztec societies, and mysterious ruins like Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, Serpent Mound, Tikal, Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines.

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6 Iconic Helicopters Deployed in the Vietnam War

8 Major Discoveries Made With Metal Detectors

6 Ancient Resurrection Stories

7 Early Imaginings of Artificial Intelligence