Odd cartographic creations like ‘Fool’s Cap Map of the World,’ ‘Leo Belgicus,’ and ‘The Porcineograph’ make the classic ...

On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Archaeologists discovered an ancient city in North Macedonia that might be Lyncus, the capital of an ancient civilization.

NASA and partners are building the first quantum gravity sensor for space, a breakthrough instrument that uses ultra-cold ...

Languages: English and Chinese. You can get in touch with John by emailing [email protected] Newsweek has created a map showing the world's most hated countries and the United States comes in ...

no matter where you are in the world. Google Maps provides a variety of features designed to simplify your travel experience -- from guiding you through airport terminals to helping you find ...

Pope Francis (r) and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (I), spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians ... Pope Gregory’s reform — the “Gregorian” calendar — non-Catholic ...

I've been doing everything I can to get in touch with Pope Gregory XIII about fixing the Gregorian calendar, but I haven't had much luck yet. I'll keep trying his cell, but in the meantime ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker set the record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night in marathon remarks that began Monday evening and tore into what he called the Trump ...

As the day is celebrated across the world, have you ever wondered who started ... taking a switch from16th century's the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. The custom originated from the ridicule ...

A similar theory ties April Fools’ Day to the 1582 change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar ... the most notable pranks involved the BBC World Service in 1980 declaring that Big Ben ...