History

IBM's chess-playing computer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in the last game of a six-game match to claim a 3.5–2.5 victory (it won two games...

Nelson Mandela, whose efforts to end apartheid led to his imprisonment (1962–90) and earned him a share (with F.W. de Klerk) of the...

On this day in 1502, master navigator and admiral Christopher Columbus, long considered the “discoverer” of the New World, set sail...

Nelson Mandela is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, not only in his...

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became...

Napoleon abdicated on April 11, 1814 and was exiled to the island of Elba on the 4th of May, where...

Manfred, baron von Richthofen, German Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen, by name the Red Baron or German der rote Freiherr or der rote Kampfflieger (“the Red Fighter...

May 1st, also known as May Day, has been celebrated for centuries as a day of springtime festivals, fertility rites,...

The world was never the same after the World Economic Forum was founded in 1971. What started as a small...

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, also known as the FSE, has a rich history dating back to the 16th century. Originally...