Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo is considered the most immediate cause of World War I.

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The asteroid belt is a region of our solar system - between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter - where

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

massacre of workers for the United Fruit Company

ship wrecked in 1864

<p>A CONTORTIONIST thief hid inside a suitcase to raid the baggage on a Spanish airport bus, police have said.</p>

African American slang term that typically refers to a subculture of black men who usually identify as heterosexual, but who have sex with men.

A diverse range of life forms exists deep below Earth's surface, but they survive at an incredibly slow pace.

Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the death of his father…

Digital Spy spoke to James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther in "Friends", about what it was actually like being in the hit show, a shock coffee-related revelation, his best Gunther moments and where he thinks the Central Perk icon is now.

English campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade (1735-1813)

T&C takes a look at the nine magnificent gems that were cut from the largest diamond ever found.

Situated off the western coast of mainland Cornwall and basking in the warmth of the Gulf Stream, the Isles of Scilly were - until 1986 - involved in the longest running war in history.

Actor George C. Scott was nominated and eventually won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in 'Patton'. He refused to accept the award b...

The human body literally glimmers. The intensity of the light emitted by the body is 1000 times lower than the sensitivity of our naked eyes. Ultraweak photon emission is known as the energy released as light through the changes in energy metabolism. We successfully…

Study traces history of some of our favorite folk stories