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It was May of 1765, and a Scottish engineer named James Watt was thinking long and hard about a problem. An instrument maker, Watt had been asked by a professor [...]

CHANGE, REGARDLESS Of HOW MINOR, CAN REVOLUTIONIZE EVEN A SIMPLE TASK. FOR EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS APPLIES TO ARCHITECTURE, READ ON IRON AND STEEL Iron and steel--that is, a combination [...]

KIM JONG UN In 1910, Imperial Japan annexed the independent kingdom of Korea. Just a few decades later, following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Korean peninsula was split [...]

'We did it!' was the shout heard from Titusville, Pennsylvania, in August 1859. It was a momentous occasion--an oil well had struck block gold for the first time. The previous [...]

It is no coincidence that the Roman world included one of the most fertile areas on the planet. The climate and geography made the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea incredibly [...]

I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it is forward. --David Livingstone 'Where do you think Livingstone is?' thundered Bennett. 'I really do not know, sir,' replied Stanley. 'Do you [...]

In 1894, a French aristocrat and teacher by the name of Baron de Coubertin founded the International Olymlic Committee (IOC). De Coubertin believed that athletics were an important part of […]

Today, there's more to the world than just pyramids and hanging gardens. Here are CALLIOPE's picks for the most amazing wonders, both on and off the planet, all built after [...]

The ancient Romans' regard for cleanliness, combined with their technical ingenuity, developed into one of the hallmarks of their civilization: the Roman baths. Every town and city had at least […]

In architecture, shape and design are inseparable. Yet, when most people think of structures, they often focus much more on the design than on the shapes that created the design. [...]

You have heard of Olympic sports such as archery, shot put, and the 400 meters. Even badminton is an Olympic game. So why are baseball, karate, and several other popular [...]

Water will always flow from a higher point to a lower point. Drawn by gravity, it will flow downward until it reaches the ocean. There, it evaporates into the air, [...]

On the evening of June 9, 1727, the Dutch ship Zeewijk was sailing about 40 miles off the coast of western Australia. The ship was on its maiden voyage, bound [...]

In the dwindling years of the 15th century, Europeans had only a vague understanding of where coveted spices such as pepper and cinnamon originated. At the time, Muslims controlled the […]

By 1898, Marie Curie was a published author who had two university degrees, a husband, and a baby daughter. She was determined to continue her education and acquire a Ph.D., [...]

The telephones at the Lawnmoor Street police station in Glasgow, Scotland, would not stop ringing. It was a Thursday evening in September 1954. Dozens of people were phoning the police [...]

--John Ruskin, English art critic and social thinker (1819-1900) Like your denim jeans? Couldn't live without them? If you answered 'yes' to both questions, then you are just one of [...]

A cemetery recently discovered in Turkey has revealed the remains of Roman gladiators--some of whom died battling in the arena. Archaeologists, working in a graveyard in what was once the [...]

Who would know better about the conflict between Greece and Persia than a Greek who went to war in Persia and lived to write about it? Such a person was […]

In 1505, the viceroy (governor) of Portugal's enterprises in Africa and Asia sent his son Lorenzo de Almeida to capture the Maldives. These are a chain of islands southwest of [...]

When we think of Egypt today, we usually picture a desert. But that's not how the Romans and Greeks imagined it--they saw Egypt as a lush garden. Both the Greeks […]

'Architecture is the unavoidable art,' wrote Leland M. Roth, a professor of architectural history. You can spend your entire life without experiencing an opera. You can choose not to read [...]

Waterways do not just provide energy. They can also be reshaped to improve transportation or to create more land. Rivers--and their man-made counterparts, canals are often used to move people [...]

The article presents information on the historical development of Olympic games and the International Olympic Committee.

The article presents information on the seven most amazing modern wonders of the world including Hoover Dam, Channel Tunnel and Panama Canal that were built after 1800.

The article discusses how various sports including baseball, karate and cricket were removed from being an Olympic game.

The article discusses the shipwreck of the ship Zeewijk on June 9, 1727, with the Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) and bound for a port in Java, Indonesia.