Before he led a revolution, George Washington sparked one. This video explores how a young officer’s ambush in the Ohio Valley helped ignite a global conflict—the Seven Years' War. Known in North ...

Those watching the cultural news of the past week probably saw the festivities in France on July 14, Bastille Day, which is ...

On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons space probe came within 7,800 miles of Pluto, providing NASA scientists with the clearest photographs and most detailed measurements they've ever seen of the dwarf ...

"Strengthening air defense capabilities is clearly an urgent priority for Iran at the moment," expert Hongda Fan told ...

This is the second in a series of columns on the President’s Cabinet. With the advent of the Department of Government ...

Israel is attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, but Tehran’s secret path was blazed by the Israelis. “Remember, Iran cannot have any nuclear weapons. Very simple. Don’t have to go too deep into it. They ...

Andrew Allen (1740-1825), the second son of Allentown founder William Allen, spent many years in England hoping to regain the ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of America its independence. The so-called "Second Spanish Period" lures ...

The Sioux were not the original inhabitants of the Black Hills. Their people were originally from the Northern Great Lakes and moved westward. Beginning in the early 18th century, the Sioux engaged in ...

Thousands of Parisians stormed the Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison, in Paris on 1789. The Bastille symbolised the ...