July 10 has been a day marked by pivotal events that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of the most impactful events to occur on July ...

One member of the minority religious community found asylum in Europe and sends home his meager grocery store wages.

The University of Cambridge project reveals sky-high homicide rates in medieval London, York and Oxford and shows that male college students were among the most frequent killers.

I smoked a cigar in a bar in Tunis. This simple act is illegal in my more enlightened homeland, so it felt, well, evil. Under ...

Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today's major global and national news stories.