Most historians believe that in the sixth century BCE, King Nebuchadnezzar II had the Gardens constructed as a gift for his wife, Amytis, who was homesick for her native Media (mo ...

In the thirteenth century, the Mongols achieved a string of virtually unbroken victories, gaining the largest contiguous land empire in history. In the 1240’s, they devastated Hungary, destroying the ...

Excavations at a medieval border garrison in Mongolia are rewriting the history of ancient walls, revealing that the ...

Researchers found that the Gobi Wall was built by the Xi Xia dynasty to regulate frontier life, not just defend it. The ...

Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose ...

Queen Sammu-ramat of history begat Queen Semiramis of legend, whose civic accomplishments are lauded on the same level as her beauty. What stands out is how both the woman and the myth were ...

1792: Kentucky is admitted as 15th US state. 1796: The last British troops withdraw from the US. On the same day, Tennessee is admitted as the 16th US state. 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity ...

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The Trump administration is attacking "knowledge itself", according to The Atlantic by targeting higher education, science research, and more. Staff Writer at The Atlantic Adam Serwer and former ...

In the pages of Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love, author Lesley-Ann Jones claims the iconic Queen frontman was a dad to a daughter, according to a report from The Daily Mail.