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Joshua Milton Blahyi, pictured above, is a preacher living in Ghana who turned 40 years old on September 30, [...]

Starting in about 1347, the bubonic plague started a pandemic called the “Black Death.” The [...]

Pakistan and Afghanistan are both economically depressed, with a per capita GDP of roughly $3,500 and $1,000 [...]

The first frequent flyer program was put in place by the now defunct Texas International Airlines in 1979. [...]

Japanese men in loincloths are, amazingly, not all that much of a curiosity; after all, sumo wrestlers have [...]

The Statue of Liberty has been gracing New York Harbor since its dedication in 1886. A gift from France, Lady [...]

The United States entered World War II in December of 1941, and only after Japanese planes bombed the U.S. [...]

Dueling is a large part of American history. Perhaps the most famous one, the Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton [...]

From 1968 until 2001, Fred Rogers was an important part of the morning routine of many of America’s [...]

In 1974, workers began construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (now better known as the [...]