The EU missed the turn to hard power largely because of a factor that is still shaping Europe to this day: the legacy of empire. For when, in 1954, it came time for the French parliament to ratify the ...

His work challenged Eurocentric interpretations of Marxism by asserting that colonial rebellions and Black resistance ...

Benin City, in southern Nigeria, has risen from a history marked by conquest and loss to become a bustling urban center of more than 2 million residents. Once the heart of the powerful Kingdom of ...

It’s a ship that was used in the filming of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and that’s not even its coolest claim to fame. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re heading to Old Town Alexandria, ...

Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner went back in time Saturday, Sept 28. Those passionate about the Revolutionary War and the time period re-enacted the era in dress and technique as the area’s ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Many students rejoice when they find out their GCSE results. In 2025, 21.9% of grades awarded are at grade seven ...

CBS News host Vladimir Duthiers questioned the Trump administration's plan to establish a base on the moon and drew parallels to Earth's history of colonialism. On "CBS Mornings Plus" on Wednesday, ...

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she would ...

Can you name the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth? Or which ancient queen married two of her brothers? How about this one: Do you know the artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like before the park was established in 1949? Independence Hall sits now ...

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

WHITTIER, Alaska — Squeezed between glacier-packed mountains and Alaska’s Prince William Sound, the cruise-ship stop of Whittier is isolated enough that it’s reachable by just a single road, through a ...