numeral system used in ancient Babylonia

2009 aircraft accident in New York, USA

NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) members finished in the top 10 overall during the 37th Annual SWAT Round-Up International at the

It all goes back to a rather literal reading of some rather vague instructions in the Constitution.

This slow loss reflects the long-term decline of large mammal diversity since the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs

Until the first half of the 19th century, a pair of candle scissors was an essential tool in every home, and the wick-trimming tool of the lighting technician in every major theatre.

Anglo-Zanzibar War (August 27, 1896), brief conflict between the British Empire and the East African island sultanate of Zanzibar. When prince Khalid ibn Barghash seized the throne, British cruisers fired on his position. The war lasted no longer than 40…

Wilmington Airport (IATA: ILG, ICAO: KILG) (formerly known as New Castle Airport, New Castle County Airport, sometimes referred to as Wilmington-New Castle Airport, or to a lesser extent Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Greater Wilmington Airport)…

census designated place in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States

Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.

temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked cloth

For nearly 300 weeks in a row, my co-host Freddy and I have been following the goings-on in the tech sector to talk about it in our podcast…

Bird-killing programs at airports ramped up in response to 2009 accident when jetliner was forced to land in Hudson river after birds were sucked into engine

In certain places in American history, showing a little leg has been illegal — for men and women.

Marcus Licinius Crassus (/ˈkræsəs/; 115 – 53 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is often called "the richest man in Rome".

anonymous woman famous for a purported death mask that may in fact have been a life mask, and associated with an apocryphal cause of death as drowing

Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969)

The best-selling game of all time has reached yet another milestone

An unsung hero amid the madness of Lazio’s infamous bad boy side of Scudetto winners that claimed the noscript in 1974, Luciano Re Cecconi is a worthy legend in the history of Italian football…

UK air drop of cats into Borneo to combat rats