Rose Wilder Lane, known for her many writings, also has been a favorite of libertarians. In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, ...

Global temperatures last year crept past a key goal, raising questions about how much nations can stop the planet from ...

January 14 has witnessed significant moments in history, from the Third Battle of Panipat to Lance Armstrong’s doping ...

GTRES This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Mesopotamia—“the land between two rivers”—gave birth to many of the world’s first ...

A History of the World was a 2010 partnership between the BBC and the British Museum, involving schools, museums and audiences across the UK. This website features all the objects added to the ...