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Rennaissance fairs, such as this one in Koprivnica, help modern Croatians stay connected with a rich Croat heritage.

The Croatian People - Cultures of the World

Croats have weathered the storms of assimilation pressures and external rule for centuries. Today, they have a nation of their own.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Taft held a number of important titles besides that of President, from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to territorial Governor to Secretary of War.

William Howard Taft - US Presidents in History

27th President of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Arguably more culturally similar to tribes in the Northeast than to those to their southwest, many Tuscarora lived in longhouses (longhouse interior pictured).

The Tuscarora People

Originally from North Carolina, many Tuscarora still live there today, with smaller numbers of them to be found in the U.S. state of New York and Ontario in Canada.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Sorb women in traditional festive attire at a carnival in Turnow, a village in Lower Lusatia in the German state of Brandenburg near the Polish border.

The Sorb People - Cultures of the World

The resilient Sorbs survived the Nazi regime, and fight to maintain their cultural identity still today.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Copper and bronze monument honoring Lester B. Pearson in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada - World Leaders in History

In his lifetime, the 14th Prime Minister of Canada had also served in WWI, been an exceptional athlete, won a Nobel Peace Prize, and gave Canada a new national flag.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Napoleon III in military uniform. He would be the last monarch to rule the people of France.

Napoleon III - World Leaders in History

Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, was Emperor of the French from 1852 until the Monarchy was dissolved for good in 1870.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Union General Joseph A. Mower overcoming a Confederate flank at Bentonville, NC.

The Battle of Bentonville: The American Civil War

This battle was a desperate, and ultimately failed, effort to slow Sherman's conquest, which was in turn intent on reining the secessionist South back into the Union.

April 25, 2017 12:31

William Henry Harrison served the shortest term of all U.S. Presidents, and was the first to die in office.

William Henry Harrison - US Presidents in History

This former war hero served only one month after taking the Oath of Office before passing away.

April 25, 2017 12:31

18th Century wooden Tartar Mosque in Kruszyniany, Poland.

Tartar Culture: Peoples Of The World

Tartar origins can be traced back to nomadic Mongolian tribes of the Fifth Century BC.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Gerald Ford, left. Editorial credit: mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com.

Gerald Ford - US Presidents In History

The former football star and Navy veteran granted amnesty to "draft-dodgers", one of the few positively viewed acts of his Presidency.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The 4th, and Incumbent, President of Cape Verde was a world-renowned legal academic and professor before taking office. Editorial credit: DutchMen / Shutterstock.com.

Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde - World Leaders in History

Fonseca has fostered development and investment in Cape Verde, transforming it into a more globalized economic force in the 21st Century.

April 25, 2017 12:31

James Monroe, a former Continental Army Major in the Revolutionary War, is considered to be the last of the "Founding Fathers" to act as a U.S. Head of State.

James Monroe: US Presidents in History

James Monroe would take a firm stand in letting the world know where the U.S. stood (and wouldn't stand) regarding global affairs.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The Wren Building (pictured) was completed 76 years before the Declaration of Independence, the latter being penned by William & Mary alumnus Thomas Jefferson.

College of William & Mary - Educational Institutions Around the World

One of the oldest colleges in the New World, William & Mary has been a hotbed for producing American statesmen since the American Revolutionary Era.

April 25, 2017 12:31

James Weddell was one of the earliest trailblazers to explore the Southern Seas around both Antarctica and Australia.

James Weddell - Famous Explorers of the World

A lifelong sailor, Englishman James Weddell ventured further into the Southern Seas around Antarctica than any other man before him.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Pizarro was one of the most celebrated Spanish Conquistadors of the 16th Century.

Francisco Pizarro - Famous Explorers of the World

Credited with conquering the Inca Empire in the name of Spain, and subsequently establishing a colonial capital in Lima, Peru in 1535.

April 25, 2017 12:31

German Emperor and Prussian Monarch from the time of his grandfather's and father's deaths in 1888, until the 1918 defeat of Germany in World War I.

Wilhelm II of Germany - World Leaders in History

The last of the German Emperors before the dissolution of the German Monarchy following World War I, Wilhelm II died in exile at the age of 82 in the Netherlands.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Queen Anne ruled over a kingdom encompassing Scotland, England, and Ireland from 1702 to 1714.

Who Was Queen Anne of Great Britain?

Queen Anne, of the House of Stuart, was the last Stuart to hold the throne. She saw Scotland and England form into one sovereign state: Great Britain.

April 25, 2017 12:31