If anyone would benefit from some quality time at a history museum, it’s White House officials. Take Vance’s line on the end ...

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World".

Over the past 100 years, some of the most profound events in human history have occurred including societal and political change, war and discoveries.

Princess Diana, popularly known as the People’s Princess, was killed in a high-speed car crash in Paris on 1997. Her death ...

But when exactly was World War II, and what caused the conflict that decimated Europe? Here's a short history lesson. When was World World II?

World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees ...

Bones found by divers raise fresh attention on forgotten tragedy and Korea-Japan wartime history. A set of bones recovered at a wartime mine in Japan have been confirmed as human remains by police. A ...

Like any Advanced Placement course, AP World History is intense, requiring students to absorb lots of sophisticated, detail-laden information in a relatively short amount of time: usually, a ...