Society

Though he is best known for his contribution in delineating the Mason-Dixon line, Charles Mason was also a successful scientist and geographer.

July 15, 2019 15:12

Saddam Hussein has a legacy of one of the most brutal rulers of the 20th century, the results of which are still felt to this day.

July 15, 2019 15:09

Arafat was a Palestinian political leader.

July 15, 2019 15:09

Mary Pickford, known as 'America's Sweetheart,' was was one of the earliest and biggest stars in the film industry.

July 15, 2019 15:07

Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party and responsible for the atrocities of the Holocaust.

July 15, 2019 15:06

Benito Mussolini was known as the founder of Italian Fascism.

July 15, 2019 15:06

Joseph Stalin adopted the name Stalin, meaning, in Russian "Man of Steel". Stalin is a controversial ruler in history.

July 15, 2019 15:05

The adopted son of Julius Caesar, Augustus turned what was not long before him the Roman Republic into a powerful global empire.

July 15, 2019 15:03

Chanakya was the ancient Indian philosopher, jurist, economist, and royal adviser who authored the Arthashastra.

July 15, 2019 15:01

Atheism is the disbelief in the existence of God or gods.

July 15, 2019 14:11

Although often associated with ancient Egypt, a mummy is any deceased human or animal with preserved skin and organs.

July 15, 2019 11:59

Guyana has a racially and ethnically heterogeneous population.

July 15, 2019 11:26

Fang is the largest ethnic group in Equatorial Guinea.

July 12, 2019 11:42

Georgians are the predominant ethnic group in Georgia.

July 11, 2019 16:27

The largest ethnic groups in Antigua and Barbuda include black, white and other minority groups.

July 10, 2019 17:12

Albanians constitute the ethnic majority in Albania.

July 10, 2019 16:46

Malignant neoplasms are responsible for 28% of all deaths in China, making them the leading causes of deaths in the country.

July 9, 2019 17:46

The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers each flow for more than 3,000 miles solely within the People's Republic of China.

July 9, 2019 17:42

Mao Zedong led the People's Republic Of China longer than any other, with Xi Jinping being the incumbent.

July 9, 2019 17:40

China has some of the highest rates of atheism and agnosticism seen in the world today.

July 9, 2019 17:32