Raised together in the Ottoman palace, Mehmed the Conqueror and the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler fought for domination of Balkan territory in the mid-1500s.
These 12 leaders from the 6th century BC to the 20th century AD are among the most impactful individuals in human history.
The brutal Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies between 1942 to 1945 created the conditions for Indonesian independence after the war.
The capital of Australia’s Northern Territory, Darwin was the only major Australian city targeted by Japanese air attacks during the Second World War.
Bruce Lee was the founder of a fighting philosophy known as Jeet Kune Do, the Way of the Intercepting Fist.
Around the 1480s, cartographer Henricus Martellus designed a series of maps showing how Europe perceived the world on the eve of the Age of Exploration.
From Archimedes to Oscar Wilde, here are ten historical figures whose iconic last words you should definitely know about.
64 squares, 16 pieces per player, and more possible game permutations than atoms in the observable universe. Learn how chess swept the world.
