The institution took decades to come to grips with the trauma of the killing of four students 50 years ago

The CIA chose the phrase "can neither confirm nor deny" to make its first foray into the Twittersphere -- a wording that originated in the spy agency in 1975 during the height of the Cold War and has since become a staple of evasion, both in official circles…

The Oscars are almost upon us and there’s a lot to be excited about. As we all know, though, the 86th Annual Academy Awards this year certainly isn’t the beginning of the story when it comes to Di

What price for giving an absurd send-off to a writer who cherished the absurd? $3 million, if you’re Johnny Depp. The funeral forms part of a list of ostentatious spending included in a lawsuit by

Is science catching up with ancient spiritual wisdom? Learn how the founders of Quantum Mechanics read the Indian Vedas and turned them into modern science.

In the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, the BBC was so intent on erasing its original programming that employees could wipe a show with just three words on a generic form: "no further interest."

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former senator and vice presidential nominee John Edwards could face prison time if convicted of violating campaign finance laws, but he is smiling in a mug shot released on Wednesday by federal officials.

district in Brazil, established by Henry Ford

Michel Marcel Navratil, Jr. (12 June 1908 – 30 January 2001) was one of the last survivors of the sinking of Titanic on 15 April 1912. He, along with his brother, Edmond (1910–1953), were known as the "Titanic Orphans", having been the only children rescued…

Louis Vuitton(LV) is a well-known brand which is popular for making luxury fashion items such as shoes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses. The company sells its products in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide. We all know how expensive…

In the fall of 1943, German soldiers in Italy began rounding up Italian Jews and deporting them—10,000 people were sent to concentration camps during the nearly two-year Nazi occupation. Most never returned. But in Rome, a group of doctors saved at least…

The black nationalist Nation of Islam and the American Nazi Party didn't have a lot in common, but they did believe in staying as far away from each other's race as possible

The magnficent saguaro cactus, symbol of the desert southwest.

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Her lab outside Paris, dubbed Chernobyl on the Seine, is still radioactive nearly a century after her death.

WW2 ace Gordon Cleaver’s doctor came up with a technique that has saved the sight of millions of people.

Night owls are drunker, smarter, and get more booty–but morning types may be happier.

American musician and pipe bomber