In 1900, the Eastman Kodak Company introduced a low-priced, point-and-shoot, hand-held camera -- the Brownie.

The fire at the Triangle Waist Company factory in New York City on March 25, 1911 killed 146 workers. The large number of deaths exposed the dangerous conditions in high-rise ... Read More

The New York Times has released their listing of "100 Notable Books of the Year" and on this list you will find a plethora of fantastic books about the history ... Read More

PC World has released a list of the fifty greatest gadgets of the past fifty years. Topping the list is the 1979 Sony Walkman which revolutionized the world of ... Read More

A poll of 354 history professors across the United States revealed that historians feel that the current War on Terror is the least trying period in American history while the ... Read More

The Smithsonian Institution is attempting to rescue and preserve items related to the history of Hurricane Katrina. This is the first time the museum has made an effort to ... Read More

Something surprising occurred on the front for Christmas in 1914. In one of the truest acts of goodwill toward men, soldiers from both sides set aside their weapons and ... Read More

At 1:23 a.m. on April 26th, reactor four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, releasing more than a hundred times the radiation of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and ... Read More

It's the 17 anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board as well as 11 on the ground. ... Read More

Since 1927, TIME Magazine has chosen a man, woman, or idea that "for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year." The award for 2005 has just ... Read More

Ever wondered what the five rings on the Olympic flag symbolize? What do gymnasiums have to do with being naked? Find out the answers to these questions plus ... Read More

Germany's foreign policy during the Third Reich was based on expansion. Learn about the ideology behind Lebensraum.

The Munich Massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games. Eight Palestinian terrorists killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and then took nine others hostage. The ... Read More

Mata Hari was an exotic dancer and courtesan who was arrested by the French and executed for espionage during World War I.

It's been 25 years since pop-icon John Lennon was shot and killed by a crazed fan. The world remembers him.

A large compilation of photos of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, including photos of planes caught on the ground, battleships burning and sinking, and bomb damage.

Check out this Cold War glossary, including entries about hotline, Star Wars, and mutually assured destruction.