Would you believe us if we told you German dog breeds have a lot in common with Chinese dog breeds? Obviously, they’re all ...

Modern historians and scientists hail Wallace as one of the bravest figures of the 19th century. He possessed enough physical ...

For hundreds of years prior to the 20th century, war had changed very little with the improvements in weapon technology that did arise being incremental and slow to establish themselves. However, with ...

Attacks by dogs in early 1906 let to a rabies scare across the Berkshires and Connecticut that resulted in the slaughter of ...

In honor of the Wolf Man remake, we let the classics howl at the moon and focus up on the hidden gems of werewolf cinema.

Arguably, for example, the armies of the Confederacy were more like warriors (the rebel yell, J. E. B. Stuart’s plumed hat, Pickett’s death-defying charge), and the Union more like soldiers ...

The Highlanders have the privilege of being Europe's only private army after they were presented with colours by Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth II renewed the honour more than a century later.

An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for ... Objects in the painting were replaced with modern equivalents: a slouch hat ...

Conscription became obligatory in Egypt in the early 19th century during the rule of Muhammad Ali, an Albanian soldier who was forced to fight for the Ottoman Empire and later ascended the throne.

All around the edges of San Francisco Bay you’ll find reminders of a once robust military presence. The Presidio, Alameda ...

Who is Cupid and why does he get to decide who falls in love? Explore the Roman rituals of Valentine’s Day and the mythology ...

Two episodes last week show how politics in the Southwest sets it apart from other parts of the country. They are the ouster ...