Explore eight illuminating facts about the first Roman emperor.
One real and one phantom firefight embroiled the United States in the Vietnam War.
On Bastille Day, look back at the jailbreak that kick-started the French Revolution.
On its 175th anniversary, take a look back at the mutiny that galvanized the abolitionist movement.
On the eve of the assassination’s centennial, find out how a teenage Serbian nationalist provided the spark for World War I.
Ragtag Scottish forces routed a large English army 700 years ago today at the Battle of Bannockburn, paving the way for the kingdom’s independence.
Get the facts on the five D-Day beaches—code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword—that the Allies invaded.
In the closing days of World War I, Choctaw Indians pioneered a new type of military intelligence.
