In the wee hours of April 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner, met an untimely fate on her maiden voyage. The news made headlines, and is, to date, one of the most talked about [...]

Toy Biz v. United States was a 2003 decision in the United States Court of International Trade that determined that for purposes of tariffs, Toy Biz's action figures were toys, not dolls, because they represented "nonhuman creatures". This decision effectively…

As for a lot of British people, Dunkirk is a story I grew up with in its mythic, almost fairy-tale form.

Japanese adult adoption is the practice in Japan of legally and socially accepting a nonconsanguineal adult into an offspring role of a family. The centuries-old practice was developed as a mechanism for families to extend their family name, estate and ancestry…

The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphant. The election…

The fuzzy felt soles on Converse and other imported shoe soles are actually just another example of "tariff engineering."

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Workers hear drug deals, medical details and people having sex, says whistleblower

government with rulers that exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth and political power.

2004 film by Peter Segal

consciously acquired accent of English, intended to blend together the "standard" speech of both American English and British Received Pronunciation

Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow led the charge of an editorial and e-commerce platform for customers seeking a curated lifestyle.

This is the final resting place of your cast-off clothing

Ancient DNA from skeletons shows dramatic natural selection on skin color and height in many Europeans

Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arcpronounced [ʒan daʁk]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was…

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The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381 . The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the…

Most people think Mt. Everest is the highest point on Earth, but this is not so. Owing to Earth's peculiar shape, it's actually Mt. Chimborazo

Tall, dark, goggle-less and, most crucially of all, moustached, Mark Spitz is one of the most instantly recognisable Olympic athletes of all time. At the Munich 1972 Games the swimmer won seven gold medals in a scarcely believable seven world-record times.…

Japanese American actor

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