IN SPACE: (FILE PHOTO) In this handout from the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA), the Hubble Space Telescope drifts through space in a picture taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery during Hubble?s second servicing mission in 1997. NASA annouced October 31, 2006 that hte space agency would send a space shuttle to the Hubble Telescope for a fifth repair mission no earlier than May of 2008. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 2002: Portrait of James Cook (Marton in Cleveland, 1728-Hawaii, 1779), painted by Holland Nathaniel Dance. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Tudor rose vector isolated icons set. Traditional heraldic emblem of England. The war of roses of houses Lancaster and York.

(Original Caption) This photo, officially released in Moscow, shows the Russian people viewing the wreckage of Turkey-based US U-2 reconnaissance plane shot down over soviet territory May 1st. The pilot was identified as Francis Gary Powers, 30, of Albany, Georgia.

Flag of the US state of North Carolina on a brushed metal backgound

The Man in the Iron Mask (died November 1703) was a prisoner who was held in a number of jails, including the Bastille and the Chateau d'If, during the reign of Louis XIV of France. The legend features in 'The Vicomte de Bragelonne' by Alexandre Dumas. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

U.S. Presidents

The Roman Empire, led by rulers such as Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Caligula and Nero, was a vast and powerful domain that gave rise to the culture, laws, technologies and institutions that continue to define Western civilization.

Ancient Rome

In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process they discovered what they labeled a "New World," although Indigenous people had lived there for centuries. Other explorers have pushed the limits of flight and seafaring, and traversed the frozen Continent of Antarctica.

Exploration

Ancient Greece, the birthplace of democracy, was the source of some of the greatest literature, architecture, science and philosophy in Western civilization, and home to beautiful historical sites like the Acropolis and the Parthenon.

Ancient Greece

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Legacy Unpublished

The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

American Revolution

World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

World War II

Space exploration, one of the greatest technological achievements in human history, includes the Apollo missions, the Space Shuttles Columbia and Challenger, and people like Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.

Space Exploration

The Middle Ages, the medieval period of European history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance, are sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages."

Middle Ages

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

Cold War

Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

Evan Andrews ‑ Stories

Who was the Man in the Iron Mask?

9 Things You Should Know About the Wars of the Roses

8 Legendary Battle Cries

Did North Carolina Issue the First Declaration of Independence?

Remembering New England’s “Dark Day”

7 Unusual Experiments by the U.S. Military

Who Was the First Woman to Run for President?

When a US Spy Plane Was Shot Down Over the USSR

10 Things You May Not Know About Captain James Cook

6 Assassination Attempts on Adolf Hitler

10 Fascinating Facts About the Hubble Space Telescope

WWII Aircraft Carrier Used in Atomic Bomb Tests Found Intact on Sea Floor