The common consensus among a large part of the Star Wars fandom is that Vader’s death was necessary for Anakin’s redemption ...

Greek fire was a mysterious weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for ...

Lots of historical figures are complicated, but they don’t get much more complicated than Franz Joseph I of Austria. A ...

One of the things that we know about the world of Star Wars is that the Jedi Order has long been at war with the Sith Order.

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Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

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Kenneth Colley, an actor known to "Star Wars" fans for his role as Admiral Piett in the original trilogy, has died. He was 87 ...

Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would ...

A farmer’s 1860 discovery in Slovakia, the Monomachos Crown, may link to Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX. Featuring enameled ...