History

The OSS, (Office of Strategic Services) was the first independent US intelligence agency, founded during World War II by President Roosevelt.

As the Mongol Empire entered into serious decline across much of Eurasia, there was one major effort to reunite Genghis Khan’s former empire under Tamerlane.

With a rapidly urbanizing population of 1.5 billion people, the African continent is home to some of the world’s largest cities.

Maximilian and Carlota’s short-lived reign faced dramatic challenges and ended in tragedy, showcasing the struggles of an ill-fated imperial adventure in a polarized, war-torn country.

The Greek Civil War of 1946–1949 was fought between a communist-led resistance movement and the Greek state.

Nordic or Scottish? For the residents of Shetland, the nearest train station is in Bergen, Norway. In Orkney, they speak Norn, derived from Old Norse.

Once the scene of some of Colombia’s most important events but now lost among remote swamps, Mompox feels as surreal as a García Márquez novel.

Mary Todd Lincoln, known for her marriage to Abraham Lincoln, led a life full of sadness and tragedy.