Charles River Editors

People have always been fascinated with the hidden, the mysterious, and the unexplained. ...

After the successful amphibious invasion on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies began racing e...

In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the succes...

The pages of world history textbooks contain a litany of “lost” empires and ...

In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the succe...

By the time the Pleistocene Epoch ended around 12,000 years ago, Homo sapiens had become...

The first specimen of megamouth shark (megachasma pelagios) was discovered on November 1...

Despite the fact some Neolithic communities grew to considerable sizes, they’re ty...

The massively popular 1990 novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its subsequent mo...

By the end of the Byzantine Empire’s existence, the old age had weakened both the ...

When people think about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), they tend to think of flying...

Although the Declaration of Independence is now considered one of the most important pol...

Throughout the 19th century, American settlers pushing across the Western frontier came ...

Thanks to countless written sources and corroborating archaeological evidence, the chron...

Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and w...

In addition to being ubiquitous parts of daily life, Egyptian religion and mythology were...

No single figure in 20th century American history inspires such opposing opinions as J. E...

It’s easy to forget how young Italy was when Benito Mussolini was born on July 29,...

If trench warfare was an inevitability during the war, it is only because the events lead...

By the end of D-Day, the Allies had managed to successfully land 170,000 men, including ...

Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to th...

One of the most integral members of that criminal underworld was Arnold Rothstein, the a...

The Vietnam War could have been called a comedy of errors if the consequences weren&rsqu...

Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an uncountable number of battles,...

Before the Vietnam War, most Americans would have been hard pressed to locate Vietnam on...

During the reign of the Artaxiad dynasty, Armenia became a hub of trade and commerce, co...

Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and w...

The Acropolis, which literally means “a city on the heights,” is a citadel w...

In their biography of Pablo Picasso, Hans Ludwig and Chris Jaffe note that “for hi...

During the Late Bronze Age, from about 1500-1200 BCE, the Near East was a time and place ...

During the reign of the Artaxiad dynasty, Armenia became a hub of trade and commerce, con...

In the 21st century, most people associate the idea of the possession of a person or pla...

Europe’s attempts to appease Hitler, most notably at Munich in 1938, failed, as Naz...

The Great Northern War, fought from 1700-1721, gets its name from the fact the war focus...

By the time Christopher Columbus started setting east from the New World, he had explored...

Space may be the final frontier, but no frontier has ever captured the American imaginat...

Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As...

Given the RAF’s importance, it should come as no surprise that some of the pilots r...

In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the succes...

The reasons for Spartacus’s enduring appeal are obvious, but his uprising has over...

Given the RAF’s importance, it should come as no surprise that some of the pilots r...

The art of the confidence trick is a controversial craft that is as old as time itself. ...

For millennia, people considered dragons to be real, and the vivid lore of dragons has to...

Despite being one of the most erstwhile foes the U.S. government faced during the Indian...

After going through three elderly leaders in three years, Mikhail Gorbachev was chosen ...

Before the mid-19th century, European intervention in much of tropical Africa was extreme...

When people think about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), they tend to think of flying ...

Today, roses are a sign of love and luxury, but for over 30 years, they provided the symb...

Though history is usually written by the victors, the lack of a particularly strong writi...

The Danes have incorporated a system that prizes a balance between work and play, the con...