Society

Pol Pot ruled Cambodia as its Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979. He was responsible for millions of deaths during the Cambodian genocide.

December 12, 2019 11:04

Vatican City is not only the world's smallest sovereign state, but also the world's least populated.

December 11, 2019 11:19

Between 1990 and 2016, literacy in South Asia rose from 46% to 72% but the rate is still lower than that in most of the other world regions.

December 10, 2019 15:40

A list of black recipients of the famed Nobel Prize award.

December 10, 2019 15:31

The Moscone-Milk assassination not only had an impact on local San Francisco politics, but its lasting effect echoed across the country.

December 10, 2019 15:15

The French Revolution was a bloody and chaotic plethora of events that resulted in many deaths in a very short period.

December 10, 2019 15:09

The Gullah People are a group of Black Americans that are living in the southeastern parts of the United States of America.

December 10, 2019 14:56

"The Big Smoke" is one of many nicknames that the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has.

December 10, 2019 14:27

Only the world's biggest cities reach a population of more than 20 million.

December 10, 2019 14:07

America’s fertility rate has significantly declined for the past two centuries.

December 10, 2019 13:36

The Hussites were a religious movement that was based on the ideas of Jan Hus in 15th century Bohemia.

December 9, 2019 03:31

Somewhere between 1900 and the 1970s, the city received the nickname “The Big Easy."

December 9, 2019 01:22

Hurricane Katrina descended on the coast of Louisiana in August of 2005.

December 6, 2019 01:55

The UK is a developed country, which is why it is not surprising that it has been experiencing declining fertility rates.

December 5, 2019 03:56

After reestablishing the Church of England and defeating the Spanish Armada, there is little wonder why this queen is among the most important monarchs in English history.

December 2, 2019 17:55

Braille is a tactile system developed by Louis Braille to enable the visually impaired to read and write.

December 2, 2019 17:53

For three decades, Northern Ireland was beset by a dark era of violence and conflicting nationalistic ideologies.

December 2, 2019 17:45

Literacy levels vary greatly across the world. Sub-Saharan Africa is the least literate region in the present times.

December 2, 2019 14:36

Does Ring a Ring o' Rosie really come from the Black Plague?

December 2, 2019 12:29

Under the Protestant leaders like Martin Luther and John Calvin, the Protestant Reformation created multiple challenges for the Church.

December 2, 2019 12:22