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Tears, and Anger, as Militants Destroy Iraq City’s Relics

“We couldn’t believe that the history of Mosul has disappeared. I wanted to die.”

Europe notes 100th anniversary of World War I

A total of 76 current nations played a role in the 1914-1918 war.

Theodore Van Kirk, 93, Enola Gay Navigator, Dies

Theodore (Dutch) Van Kirk took the plane’s bearings, using a hand-held sextant to guide with the stars.

The beautiful, historic shrines that Islamists try to destroy

The militants espouse a radical, puritanical strain of Sunni Islam whereby all shrines or holy sites that honour beings lesser than their God are considered apostate.

East Germany's Blood Art: No Justice for Victims of Regime's Treasure Hunt

"They didn't even leave me a chair to sit on."

President Warren Harding’s Love Letters Open to the Public

Taken as a whole, the correspondence sheds light on a man in love on the eve of his presidency and a country on the brink of World War I.

Earth Is In The Early Days Of A New Mass-Extinction Event, Researchers Warn

And humans are solely to blame

Without World War I, what would literature look like today?

Our book shelves would look very different.

The Secret to Early Jewish Success: Literacy

When Roman soldiers destroyed Jerusalem’s Second Temple in AD 70, they unknowingly planted the seeds of centuries of Jewish flourishing.

Egypt’s Nasser is blamed for current problems by the regime

It has been customary for Egypt’s political right under business barons to try to demonize the Nasser revolution.

‘Google must not be left to censor history’ – Wikipedia founder

The power to “censor history” should not be left in Google’s hands.

The most important battle you've probably never heard of

Exactly 800 years ago on Sunday, in a field next to what is now the airport of Lille, a battle was fought which determined the history of England.

ISIS is destroying both Shia and Sunni shrines and buildings in Mosul

by Lamia Al Gailani Werr

"After the fundamentalists destroyed all the Shia mosques in Mosul and the other towns, they have now turned to the Sunni shrines."

Study: Violent radicalism in UK isn't associated with poverty

by Bhui K, Warfa N, Jones E

Youth, wealth, and being in education rather than employment were risk factors.

CONFIRMED: the Shrine of Jonah/Mosque of Yunus (Nineveh, Mosul, Iraq) has been destroyed

The many photographs all correspond with each other. This has happened.

Chinese President Xi Jinping: Nobody can change history

"Anyone who intends to deny, distort or beautify history will not find agreement among Chinese people and people of all other countries."

Iraq’s Long-Lost Mythical Temple Has Been Found…and Is In Danger of Disappearing Again

For centuries, scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior. Now, one archaeologist thinks he may have found it. Only problem: It’s in the middle of a war zone.

CBS features in-depth coverage of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights law

CBS News looks back at the fight against segregation, and the continuing struggle for equal rights.

Archive of WW II war crimes made public

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington has obtained a full copy of the U.N. War Crimes Commission archive that has largely been locked away for the past 70 years.

They tried to kill Hitler. Now they’re heroes.

Germany on Sunday honored a group of Nazi-era officers who tried to kill Adolf Hitler 70 years ago.