History

On February 1, 1896, Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece La Bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, under the baton...

Guy Fawkes remains one of England's most notorious historical figures, remembered for his role in the failed Gunpowder Plot of...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was one of history's most influential figures and the primary leader of...

"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" stands as one of cinema's most brilliant...

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) stands as one of the most influential children's authors of the 20th century, whose imaginative stories have...

The Vietnam War, one of the most controversial conflicts in American history, came to a dramatic conclusion on April 30,...

On January 25, 1971, Uganda experienced a pivotal moment in its political history when Major General Idi Amin orchestrated a...

On January 24, 1984, Steve Jobs unveiled a computer that would change the course of personal technology forever. The Apple...

In January 2020, the city of Wuhan became the epicentre of a global health crisis that would fundamentally alter the...

Queen Victoria, Britain's second-longest-reigning monarch, defined an entire era of British history and left an indelible mark on the modern...