London’s newest English Heritage blue plaque, which went up on July 1, is unusual for two reasons. It commemorates a man many ...

As the remains of wartime coastal defences emerge, the BBC looks at how and why they were built.

In honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, a recent poll asked Americans what the United States has done best since declaring ...

Discover 25 facts that history forgot to mention, from Napoleon's true role to a president's parrot. Uncover bizarre, ...

Since this is our big birthday, I wanted my annual Fourth of July list to be something not only historical but encompassing. So I decided to do the mother of all Cueball lists, and name the 10 ...