According to the United Nations’ latest report on populations in cities, by 2030, “urban areas are projected to house 60 percent of … More

NASA will pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX $2.9 billion to build a lunar landing system to ferry astronauts to the surface … More

In 1968, NASA’s primary focus was to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth before the … More

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. These laws were enacted in the late 19th … More

Nothing could be more justified than greeting Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest charm offensive toward Israel’s Arab citizens with scorn and contempt. … More

Crazy Horse, a principal war chief of the Lakota Sioux, was born in 1842 near the present-day city of Rapid … More

Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890) was a Teton Dakota Native American chief who united the Sioux tribes of the American Great Plains against the … More

Caroline Weldon (born Susanna Carolina Faesch; 4 December 1844 – 15 March 1921) was a Swiss-American artist and activist with the National … More

President-elect Joe Biden is assembling his inner circle of advisers and Cabinet officials as Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 draws … More

In Dzogchen, rainbow body (Tibetan: འཇའ་ལུས་, Wylie: ‘ja’ lus, Jalü or Jalus) is a level of realization. This may or may not be accompanied by the ‘rainbow body phenomenon’. … More

Commonly known as Andersonville, the military prison facility was officially named Camp Sumter, in honor of the county in which … More

The Titles of Nobility Amendment is an amendment to the United States Constitution. The 11th Congress passed it on May … More

Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world’s largest salt flat, or playa, at over 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) in area. It is in … More

The British Syrian Society is an association set up to promote relations between the government of Syria and the United Kingdom. It was established in … More

The Trent Affair was a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy illegally … More

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (or simply KRI) is an autonomous region in the northern parts of Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority populated governorates of … More

William Tucker was the first person of African ancestry born in the 13 British Colonies.  His birth symbolized the beginnings of a … More

Staring at the Rio Grande, Karina hesitated. The 11-year-old girl didn’t know how to swim, and she’d only just met … More

Tamu Massif is an extinct submarine shield volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean, with the characteristics of a hybrid between a mid-ocean ridge and a shield volcano. On … More