Moments before American photojournalist Chris Hondros took this picture of Samar Hassan, the little girl was in the backseat of her family’s car…
Senkwekwe the silverback mountain gorilla weighed at least 500 pounds when his carcass was strapped to a makeshift stretcher, and it took more…
Late 19th-century New York City was a magnet for the world’s immigrants, and the vast majority of them found not streets paved with…
Before Harold Edgerton rigged a milk dropper next to a timer and a camera of his own invention, it was virtually impossible to…
Seven billion human beings take up a certain amount of space, which is one reason why wilderness—true, untouched wilderness—is fast dwindling around the…
As the 15th child of black Kansas sharecroppers, Gordon Parks knew poverty. But he didn’t experience virulent racism until he arrived in Washington…
Since the arrival of European settlers, there have been competing ideas about deforestation . The Victorian government has, at times, promoted policies that…
“Hope Amidst Hardship: A Glimpse into Resilience During the Great Depression” In the midst of the Great Depression’s unrelenting grip on the nation,…
The Tiger tank had brutally efficient front armor. (Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing) Out of nowhere, a shot cuts through the last Sherman tank…
General George S. Patton’s commands during WWII were characterized by fast and aggressive mobilized charges. At the spearhead of these advances were his…