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A panoramic exploration of World History and the civilizations, events, cultures, and figures that collectively shaped our world.
Trofim Lysenko was one of the most influential figures in Soviet science. Here’s how he rose to prominence and transformed Soviet agriculture.
While the Qin Dynasty was the first to unify China and establish an empire, the Han Dynasty consolidated the Qin imperial legacy and lasted four centuries.
The Battle of Red Cliffs is one of the most famous battles in Chinese history, but most accounts tend to mix fact and fiction.
A sexualized figure from late medieval Italy, was Lucrezia Borgia a salacious femme fatale or an innocent pawn in her family’s insidious machinations?
Détente refers to the easing relations between the Soviet Union and the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
These basilicas have seen coronations, royal burials, and architectural feats that changed history. Explore ten of the most breathtaking ones around the world.
This is the story of two Aboriginal women who are widely (and wrongly) considered “the last Aboriginal Tasmanians.”
Women had more power in feudal Japan than one might expect. These warrior women took part in history-defining events on the battlefield and off.