As Britain celebrates Guy Fawkes Day today with fireworks and bonfires, look back at Fawkes’ failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
A former president, a current president, a future president and a Socialist Party candidate all sought the White House 100 years ago.
Explore nine things you may not know about “Il Duce” and his 21 years in power.
As journalists mourn the death of former New York Times publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger, explore the lives of seven influential media moguls.
Meet eight famous swashbucklers you wouldn’t want to cross.
The Confederacy won a complete—albeit quickly overshadowed—victory at Bull Run 150 years ago.
In 1942, what many consider the last major cavalry charge took place in the Soviet Union.
The United States’ invasion of Canada 200 years ago went awry from the start.
