Read about the event that increase tensions during the Cold War and provided the example for future relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

Arturo Prat was noted Chilean naval officer who saw extensive service during the 19th century. Arturo Prat took part in naval actions against Spain and later against Peru in the War of the Pacific. While commanding the corvette Esmeralda, Arturo Prat was killed at the 1879 Battle of Iquique.

During building excavations in a prison close to the archaeological site of Tel Megiddo the well-preserved mosaic floor of a Chritian prayer room was uncovered. The unconfirmed date for the discovery

Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most famous directors in the history of filmmaking, was known for making suspense and thriller films, including such memorable film classics as Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest and The Birds. Learn more about the man behind the camera in this biography of

A picture of a fallen UN soldier receiving blood plasma while being gingerly lifted into a stretcher of a U.S. Far East Air Forces H-5 helicopter, during the Korean War.

Attila in the Chronicon Pictum

Mates of Ares and their offspring.

Pullover skirted dress, ca. 5th—3rd century B.C. Excavated from Tomb No. 55 of Cemetery No. 1, Zaghunluq, Chärchän, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

Da Vinci's Last Supper (1494-98) portrays the scene of Christ's last meal with the 12 Apostles as set forth in the New Testament Gospels, in which Christ prophesied that one of the 12 would betray him.

Learn what happened today - March 25th - in American History.

Poseidon Plaque

Why Did Cicero Have to Die?

The Battle of Philippi was fought June 3, 1861, during the early days of the Civil War. Advancing into western Virginia Union forces attacked a Conderate force at Philippi. In the resulting Battle of Philippi, they routed the enemy and the engagement became known as the

Perestroika - Explanation of Perestroika

The Battle of Siffin was fought in 657 during the First Fitna (Islamic Civil War) and led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Julian the Apostate was the last relative of Constantine, but still held to the pagan ways and wished to make the Roman Empire non-Christian once again.

John C. Frémont was a controversial figure who explored the American West and was hailed as a living symbol of Manifest Destiny.

As an ancient nude model and every guy's go-to lover in Athens, Phryne the courtesan wielded great influence and was a generally awesome lady.

Background to the Punic Wars between the Phoenicians and Romans.