World History

When it comes to the Chernobyl disaster, the explanations are practically rocket science, but they're also fascinating—and we're here to explain it piece by piece.

Think you know your way around the globe? Out of 195 countries on the planet, each one has its own special signature written in geography, culture, and history. Let's find out how many you recognize through these subtle clues.

Saint Patrick is well-known as the Patron Saint of Ireland, but do you know how he became one? Explore the history of one of the world's most recognizable patron saints, who's death is marked by one of the world's most popular celebrations.

From a set of glasses, to false teeth and even a golden dagger, here are some of the weirdest possessions we still have from some of history's greatest figures.

Until 2022, an Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb hadn't been discovered in 100 years, when famous archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun. But all that recently changed with a dramatic double discovery.

In 2019, archaeologists discovered the remains of "Clotilda," the last known slave ship to sail to the United States from Benin, West Africa. This is the story of Charlie Lewis, an enslaved person who was ripped from his homeland in West Africa and brought to Alabama aboard the last known slave ship to come to America.

Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer who, in May 1953, alongside his sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, became the first person in history to summit Mount Everest. Let's take you on a journey to the top of the world, following the footsteps of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

As rug designer Luke Irwin was readying his workshop at his home in Wiltshire, England, he never imagined he'd find a 1,400-year-old Roman ruin sitting in his backyard. As workers were digging trenches to install electrical cables, they stumbled across a gorgeous mosaic floor, which indicated the presence of a larger building. Let's explore the remains of an elaborate villa buried for over 1000 years in the Wiltshire countryside.

We are all familiar with the basic principles of our legal system and how they became enshrined into law over generations. You might even know the ins and outs of how laws get passed in the United States, but what about laws pre-America? How did ancient legal documents written thousands of years ago influence the modern law of today?

Turns out the vending machine is one of the world’s oldest forms of technology, originating all the way back in ancient Greece—but can you guess what it used to dispense?

When Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption on August 24, 79 CE, the city's footprint was astonishingly well preserved under the ash, providing historians with a glimpse into Roman life from a city frozen in time. From the remains of harnessed horses found in 2018 to the most recent discovery: a Thermopolis, or bath house that's 2,000 years old. Let's explore this newest discovery and what it could mean for our understanding of the ruins of Pompeii.

Archaeologists from the Universities of Newcastle and Exeter in the UK believe they have found the home of Harold II, otherwise known as Harold Godwinson, one of England's earliest Kings. This find, made in early January 2025, offers key insight into where the King may have lived and provides yet another window into England's tumultuous, complicated history before the Norman Conquest.