list of prominent British residents to be arrested as part of the preparation for the proposed invasion of Britain; produced in 1940 by the SS

Filmography of Samuel L. Jackson

When civil rights activists led a bloody protest march in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965 that is credited with helping to assure passage of the Voting Rights Act that year, civil rights was a top issue for the American public, but opinions about it were…

anti-Jewish military decree during the American Civil War

The rags-to-riches tale of Aladdin has come to be one of the most loved fairy tales of all time. So, what is the history of the original Aladdin tale?

German businessman

In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages for their patients. Spider webs supposedly have natural antiseptic and anti-fungal

ANSC 117, Texas Barbecue, is a course designed to give incoming freshmen a small-section seminar-style class and to teach them about barbecue.

Every October, in a ceremony dating back to 1211, something rather odd happens. The City of London pays rent to the Crown on two pieces of land, even though it no longer knows their exact locations!

Louis-Philippe d'Orléans was France's last king. He took power in 1830 after the July Revolution, but was forced to abdicate after an uprising in 1848.

anti-personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets

French apothecary and reputed seeer

performance held during the Nazi siege of Leningrad in 1942

organized crimes syndicate originating in Sicily

English monarch courtier

Healthy couples constantly make and accept bids to connect.

In the 1970s, the Portsmouth Sinfonia became briefly famous for butchering classical music.

It's been revealed that the music for the 'You Wouldn't Steal A Car' piracy advert was pirated...