HistoryGeeks

09/21/2019

The 400-year rule of the Han Dynasty generated a slew of innovations in everything from agriculture to metallurgy to seismology.

09/06/2019

The country, from its commerce to the environment to even its concept of time, was profoundly altered after the completion of the railroad's 1,776 miles of track.

09/01/2019

The dramatic origin story behind a favorite end-of-summer long weekend.

08/26/2019

When the Ukrainian who discovered the body in 1928 opted not to reveal his findings, the N**is accused him of a cover-up. The Soviets later accused him, too.

08/23/2019

08/15/2019

The act put an end to long-standing national-origin quotas that had favored those from northern and western Europe.

08/07/2019

Archaeologists in the Orkney Islands, off the northeastern coast of Scotland, have uncovered the ruins of what they think is a Viking drinking hall used by

08/06/2019