February is Black History Month. The annual observation is set aside to spotlight the many contributions of Black Americans, as well as elevate awareness around the sacrifices, heritage and luminaries ...

The widely used eating utensil was once seen as offensive to God when it was first introduced in Italy in the 11th century. Oddly enough, people used to eat with their fingers. The number of fingers ...

History is stranger than fiction... and often grosser and creepier too. Once you’ve finished shuddering with disgust, here’s what researchers know about the boy king and his family. His father was ...

The concept of “the fact” first appears in Renaissance Latin, but the word only entered common usage in the 1660s. The Royal Society, founded in November 1660, was dedicated to experimental knowledge ...

Unlocking the secrets of history for kids is simpler than it seems! Embrace the power of storytelling to turn boring dates ...

Black history is American history, but it’s not treated as such. It’s sectioned off like the VIP section in the club, only without the VIP treatment. We’re relegated to just one month, and the ...

You might associate history with excessive homework and endless hours in class, but it can offer windows to earlier times. These short nuggets, below, tell some of the most extraordinary stories of ...

History is littered with countless tales and amazing facts that have become common knowledge today. Ranging from ancient times to modern day, strange, macabre and even the most unexpected occurrences ...