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Ignite your curiosity with this global exploration of 5 of history’s most devastating fires.
Was Rasputin really Russia’s greatest love machine? Did he drink poisoned wine and say “I feel fine?” Was he the lover of the Russian queen? Not much is known for sure about the mysterious man nicknamed the “Mad Monk.”
In the 17th and 18th centuries, transporting people and goods back and forth between the colonies and Europe was a lucrative business for the thousands of merchant mariners who sailed the seas. So too was piracy.
Encrypted messages. Clandestine meetings. Stolen information. Welcome to the world of espionage with five of history’s most famous spies.
Since our last content news update, we have updated 24 countries and added 84 new titles to the World Constitutions Illustrated database. Find out what new documents have been added to this ever-growing database.
Ten days after the Fourth of July, France will celebrate its own national holiday, called Bastille Day, or Fête nationale française. Why is the storming of the Bastille celebrated more than 230 years later? Let’s find out!
The Fourth of July commemorates colonial America’s declared independence from Great Britain. But, do you know how the Independence Day came to be a national holiday, and why it is held on July 4th?
German philosopher and socialist Karl Marx had a profound impact on history, sociology, politics, and economics. His ideas and his writings, particularly The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, would inspire revolutions throughout the 20th century.
In 1837, a rebellion in Canada and the destruction of an American steamship brought the United States and Great Britain to the brink of war.
