Ulysses S. Grant and how his mammoth world tour changed America
After spending eight years as President of the United States, and serving half of the decade prior as a General in the US Civil War, you might think...
After spending eight years as President of the United States, and serving half of the decade prior as a General in the US Civil War, you might think...
Although advancements in aviation and land travel have made it possible to circumnavigate the globe via air, train and even car (with a bit of help,...
Mahua is a sweet, floral liquor native to India. You might not have heard of it before, but it has been consumed for centuries. It was a regular part...
A Coca-Cola advertising campaign is often cited as the reason behind Santa Claus’ Christmas get-up. As the story goes, he always wore green until C...
Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas – they are just a few of the different names to describe the jolly man who has come to personify C...
Seventy-one years ago today, London was plunged into the ‘Great Smog’. Over the course of the next five days, some 4,000 people would die as a dir...
Nowadays, Big Ben is a worldwide tourist attraction and a fixture of the London skyline. What you might not know, however, is that the impressive...
Ahead of the release of the new film Napoleon, we take a look at St. Helena, the island where the late French emperor spent his final days. ...
From the mysterious Uncle Bob to the real McCoy and an intelligent Alec, the English language has plenty of examples of dictionary characters. This...
It's that time of year. Roughly 70 different countries now change their clocks, especially those further away from the equator. It means many of us...
Its existence dates back millennia, but its origins remain shrouded in mystery. Nowadays, this sprawling subterranean city is known as Derinkuyu (or...
It’s impossible to say when exactly humans began enjoying performing arts or when the first stage was erected, but the first permanent theater was i...