In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...

A hoard of 179 silver pennies, likely buried on the eve of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and a rare Roman vehicle fitting ...

The largest cavalry charge in history broke the 1683 Siege of Vienna, effectively ending Ottoman expansion into Western ...

The Netflix stars portray themselves as the society queens of America's most exclusive enclave amid a barrage of Botox, ...

There are so many male names in the United States that only have one syllable, yet they're no less popular or meaningful than ...

In a glorious break from the rather drab but not particularly cold January weather the group of 15 keen walkers who joined Stephen C from ...

Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of ...

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered four Roman marching camps and around 1,500 artifacts, including coins and shoe ...

In February 1807, amid snow and chaos, Napoleon faced one of his most grueling battles. The Battle of Eylau pitted the French against determined Russian forces - ending in horrific casualties and no ...

When trench lines shifted and radios failed, carrier pigeons kept the messages moving. In World War I, these birds flew ...

Donald Trump’s proposed 'Trump-class' battleship would drain billions, weaken the U.S. Navy, and hand China a strategic advantage.

I n a 1988 video that surfaced during his 2020 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders, then-mayor of Burlington, Vermont, ...