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Operation Ripper - Korean War

Following a massive artillery barrage, UN forces severed Communist supply lines and retook Seoul from the North Koreans.

January 17, 2019 15:13

Who Are The K'iche People?

1 in 9 Guatemalans belong to this subgroup of the Mayan people who speak their own K'iche' language.

January 17, 2019 14:35

​What Is A Kampong?

In Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Brunei, the term is often used to refer to small rural villages and, less frequently, certain kinds of urban slums.

January 17, 2019 11:43

Did U.S. Grant Really Own Slaves? Factcheck

The Union commander was a slaveholder, while the Confederate commander was not, at the war's onset. But that trivial tidbit fails to tell the whole story!

January 17, 2019 11:05

Who Are The Tagalog People?

The Tagalog people are a large minority ethnic group in the Philippines, many of whom speak their own Tagalog language.

January 16, 2019 17:46

Who Are The Buryat People?

Most of this Mongol group lives in the Russian Siberian federal subject of Buryatia, where some still practice traditional nomadic ways, while others are more modern.

January 16, 2019 17:24

Countries With Lowest Birth Control Use

Traditional preferences for large families, minimal female rights and education outlets, and poor healthcare infrastructure worsen population strains in these places.

January 16, 2019 17:10

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