On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...

The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

The Maillets began buying daguerreotypes in the 1960s and their 200-strong collection spans the full history and evolution of ...

Most days, the news is like slicing a soccer-ball-sized onion. The headlines will make your eyes water with frustration, anger or fear—mass murders, disappearing jobs, tariffs on a yo-yo string, ...

Ace any trivia night with these fun facts about America Fun facts about America that will surprise you Although the United ...

In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: - 19th century Opium Wars - In the mid-19th century, two ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium ...

They studied hundreds of historical texts and their mood boards took inspiration from Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s paintings of deities and affluent 19th-century families. Their most valuable ...

A federal District Court two years ago temporarily blocked the abortion ban that originated in the 19th Century, but the state has appealed the decision to the 5th Circuit in an ongoing lawsuit ...