Society

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

January 17, 2019 15:13

Barrack Obama served as the first African-American present of the United States.

January 17, 2019 14:42

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

January 17, 2019 14:35

Germany has an extensive culture that spans among almost all of the nations that speak German.

January 17, 2019 13:02

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

Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar business and one of the fastest-growing illegal industries.

January 17, 2019 11:43

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

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

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

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

The culture of Sao Tome And Principe is influenced by Portuguese and African cultures.

January 16, 2019 15:06

The culture of Niger is a blend of cultures of its various ethnic groups.

January 16, 2019 14:37

Montana has the highest incidence rate with 28.9 annual suicide cases per 100,000 members of the population.

January 16, 2019 11:56

St. Vincent And The Grenadines hosts a Carnival every year that attracts both domestic and international visitors.

January 15, 2019 16:51

Dr. James Naismith is credited with the invention of basketball.

January 15, 2019 15:15

The game of basketball originated in Springfield, a city in the US state of Massachusetts.

January 15, 2019 15:03

Maplecroft's Child Labor Index has pinpointed these countries as being the worst of the worst, with children being forced into backbreaking labor, war, and sex trades.

January 15, 2019 12:40

The oldest public school in the US was established in 1635 in Boston, Massachusetts.

January 14, 2019 12:09

This is a summary of countries who drive on the left side of the road.

January 11, 2019 17:04

Saint Lucia has a vibrant and lively culture that reflects influences of African, European, and East Indian cultures.

January 11, 2019 15:28