The Arian bishop Ulfilas devised a new alphabet for the Germanic Gothic language to translate the Bible, largely based on ...

Ancient DNA suggests Rome’s fall reshaped Europe through gradual migration and intermarriage, not a sudden barbarian takeover ...

"I had a high school history teacher who showed us a preview copy of our textbook. It had a photo of a lynching and a section about it. Our actual books had nothing." ...

Burundi had experienced its own cycles of political violence involving Hutu and Tutsi since independence. The crisis deepened in October 1993, when President Melchior Ndadaye, a Hutu and Burundi’s ...

Silesia has always been a region desired by many. Several nations fought over it throughout the ages, and even geographers ...

On May 9, 1945, photographers at the Wehrmacht headquarters in Berlin-Karlshorst documented the signing of the German ...

The first victory of the Alternative for Germany in a state election has renewed fears of an ascendant far-right in Europe, ...

An eastern German region voted Sunday in an election that could bring to power the first far-right state government in the nation’s ...

The folkloric tandem of July and August ends, and relaxing September arrives. The September vacationer hates people but loves ...

Ever wondered why there are so many famous people from Oklahoma? Here's the story of how the 46th state became a crossroads for American pop culture.

As Rome's western empire crumbled, Germanic peoples like the Rugii and Alemanni seized the frontier provinces left behind, forging brief kingdoms from the ruins of Roman forts and cities. Their ...

Idaho rodeos turn summer road trips into full-on events, with lively arenas, big crowds, and plenty worth traveling for.