History

History

From left: Isabella Lucy Bird, Xuanzang, Jeanne Baret and Charles Darwin.

Heroic travellers throughout history

Like Nikolay Przhevalsky, there were many other voyagers and explorers who spent months and years in exploring the world, either for religion or simply for adventure. Below is a list of some of the...

Father’s Day 2020: History, significance and celebrations

Father’s Day 2020: History, significance and celebrations

Photo: Collected.

In a world full of dumplings

President-elect Donald Trump arrives at his inauguration January 20, 2017. After his unexpected election, reevaluations of recent history were instantaneous. ANDREW GOMBERT/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Rethinking American history in Trump’s shadow

The above satellite image shows Maha spinning off the western shores of India on Sunday on November 3, 2019/ NASA

A brief history of the deadliest cyclones in the Bay of Bengal

Two Afghan mujahideen prepare for prayer in a snow storm in Ghazni province in southern Afghanistan on Feb. 28, 1989. Joel Robine/AFP via Getty Images via Foreign Policy

Hard times don’t make strong soldiers

''The Capitoline Wolf'' Sculpture installed at Palazzo dei Conservatori

Rome to unveil tomb that may belong to wolf-suckled king

Newseum hailed free press, but got beaten by free museums

Newseum hailed free press, but got beaten by free museums

10 striking images that tell the stories of the decade

10 striking images that tell the stories of the decade

Awami League: From Rose Garden to Ganabhaban

Awami League: From Rose Garden to Ganabhaban

Hundreds of masterpieces, never a smiling face

Hundreds of masterpieces, never a smiling face

US-Iran relations: A brief history

US-Iran relations: A brief history