(José More/Chicago Tribune) 1981: “Spider Dan” Goodwin scaled the Sears Tower, which was then the world’s tallest building. At least 200 people showed up to watch the 25-year-old Goodwin ...

So too can his discomfort with the modern world encroaching on those subtle joys. On the album’s opening track, “20th Century Man”, he takes on the role of a regular guy who wants to go back ...

Despite this, modern ... views on history – even scholarly ones – if they challenge the anti-Russian narrative. The goal seems to erase Russia from the list of victors. World War II is fading ...

The modern world would look very different without quantum science. But we’ve only scratched the surface of what’s possible. Although the technology is still nascent in many forms, quantum ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of championing the developing world, though the chances of that happening ...

These ideas quietly influence how we live, often without us even noticing. Here are ten concepts that shape the world around us, whether we realize it or not. A small change can lead to big ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World. The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658.

England is a country stuffed full of history. From the Stone Age to the Nuclear Age there are thousands of inspirational sites that have helped to shape the past and present. Join Dan Snow on an ...

EXCLUSIVE: Reports for years have indicated that religious intolerance is on the rise around the globe in the face of increasing authoritarian rule and the continued spread of Islamic extremism ...

In May 2000, the late monarch Queen Elizabeth inaugurated Tate Modern in London. It occupied a flashy new Herzog and de Meuron-designed home in the disused Bankside Power Station, which sits on ...

The "Garden Futures" exhibition, currently showing at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam until April 13, 2025, explores the multifaceted history and future of the modern garden. Curated by Maria ...

L.A.'s seven World Series titles rank them in the top five in MLB history, too. The Yankees' dominance throughout much of league history has left a handful of their players as the winningest of ...