Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

Oak Park, Illinois. 22 pp. (Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish, English) – This little booklet, published simultaneously in four languages, takes up the cudgels for Zionism. In clear, colloquial language, it ...

Mortality and economic contraction during the 1918-1920 Great Influenza Pandemic provide plausible upper bounds for outcomes under the coronavirus (COVID-19). Data for 48 countries imply flu-related ...

Top Country Artists of the 21st Century The category ranks the best-performing acts in that span based on activity on Top Country Albums and Hot Country Songs.

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Royal occupation A sunken chamber in Amenhotep II’s tomb holds his sarcophagus, which— to the astonishment of the tomb’s discoverers—still contained the king’s mummy in 1898.

A portrait of the late New York State Supreme Court Justice Kim Dollard hangs in New York State Supreme Court Justice Orlando (Lindy) Marrazzo Jr. courtroom.

Thousands of life-size terra-cotta soldiers stand in Pit 1, the largest repository of figurines at the third-century B.C. funerary complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, near Xi’an, China.

A 19th-Century portrait of Masjid al-Haram, taken by Abd al-Gaffar, one of the earliest known photographer from Mecca. As the dispute dragged on, the story took on a life of its own.

Kintsugi is believed to have originated in the late 15th century as a way to mend precious pottery.. According to legend, a Japanese shogun had his broken tea bowl sent to China for repairs, only ...