Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.
Dostoevsky reluctantly agrees to work with Anna Snitkina, using the new science of stenography to meet his deadline.
Ultimately Jews become scapegoats during the medieval plague; 2,000 burn to death in Strasbourg on Valentine's Day, 1349.
Ted Narracott, a Boer-War veteran, buys a Thoroughbred colt because he needs a horse to work his farm.
A collection of French photographs shows Vietnam during the French rule.
Attila becomes known as the "Scourge of God," as he enlarges the territory he inherited through ruin and killing.
Miniatures illustrate every day life as well as religious life.
Before the rule of Henry VIII, Ireland is independent of the British, but Protestants want to "colonize" Ireland.
Although they did not initially understand the cultural of the people they were serving, Albert and Helen Schweitzer learned about the ways of the loc...
Mary is tried without legal representation, and found guilty of treason.
Even with England's help, the Huguenots cannot retain control of La Rochelle and give up after 14 months.
Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas whose name non-Dutch speakers mispronounce ...
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