Since Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world as much as possible for hundreds of years, the island nation has developed a unique culture with an incredibly rich historical tradition. Indeed, ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to live and flourish as a species. Yet, some people weren’t content just surviving ...

Which athlete runs the fastest, scores the most points, or holds a record is typically how they are viewed. While they are often celebrated for freakish abilities, attention is rarely focused on how ...

In the ’70s, sibling musical groups were all the rage. Between The Osmonds, The Bee Gees, Sister Sledge, and The Carpenters, there were family music groups at every turn. But it wasn’t just singing ...

Being a military commander is one of the most stressful and high-stakes positions out there. You’re in charge of other people’s lives and the outcome of a battle depends on your decisions and ability ...

The Industrial Revolution refers to a time of transition in Britain and the United States, when manufacturing became the main form of production. Lasting from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th ...

The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families at their time, beginning with Cosimo de’ Medici, in the first half of the 15th century ...

We don’t typically look back on the 1970s as a decade of great cars and great car designs. Those years are largely defined by “Malaise Era” design, the oil crisis and tailpipe emission laws robbing ...

Some things are described as “built to last.” Sadly, these products get rarer and rarer as time goes on since most companies figure they make more money in the long run if customers have to keep ...

It seems as if everything was better back in the 80s, from music all the way to automobiles. The 1980s were an amazing decade for car lovers, that’s for sure. The hard-edged exterior design complete ...

People break the law all the time, but rarely do they do it in such a way that the public is haunted by the story for decades to come. Criminals like Ted Kaczynski and Charles Manson are still ...

Picture 1925: Calvin Coolidge in the White House, Prohibition in full swing, and the hum of new radios threading through evening air. The 1920 census had just confirmed the big shift—more Americans ...