Maturing populations may mean a less violent future for many societies torn by internal conflict
The geopolitical scientist predicts which nations will be fighting for world power in 2050
We salute the basic human urge to remember the future
Established to banish dissidents and criminals, these islands are known for their one-time prisoners, from Napoleon to Nelson Mandela
A 1959 failed coup of the Panamanian government had a shocking participant – the world-famous dancer Dame Margot Fonteyn
William-Henry Ireland committed a scheme so grand that he fooled even himself into believing he was William Shakespeare's true literary heir
Momentous or Merely Memorable
What events, ideas or developments have had the most significant impact in our lives since 1970?
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Bobby Freeberg, a 27-year-old pilot from Kansas, disappeared while flying a supply-filled cargo plane over the Indonesian jungle
Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process
March 15 will live in infamy beyond the murder of Julius Caesar. Here are 10 events that occurred on that date
The first memoir by a White House slave recreates the events of August 23, 1814
A vital stop on China's ancient Silk Road, the Uighur city of Kashgar may lose its old quarter to plans for "progress"
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Meet Yuichiro Miura, the man who skied down Mt. Everest more than 50 years ago
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Liberated in 1945, the Nazi concentration camp is one of Eastern Europe's most visited sites—and most fragile
Momentous or Merely Memorable
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