Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 14. Check what happened ...

The Swiss National Museum looks back at the story of the Swiss pastor John Zubly, a key figure in American independence.

French troops under General Rochambeau arrived in Newport, R.I. — 245 years ago — marking a turning point in the American ...

France is not the only Western country to insist on the separation of church and state - but it does so more militantly than any other. Secularism is the closest thing the French have to a state ...

The French Revolution (1789-1799) was one of the most transformative events in world history, altering the course of Europe and influencing political ideologies globally. Its origins can be traced to ...

France's harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries, was 0.9% year-on-year in June, up ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the ...

They died singing hymns and refusing to renounce Christ. The Blessed Martyrs of Orange gave their lives on an 1,800-year-old ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in ...

Julia Child famously brought classic French cooking into American kitchens and helped lead a culinary revolution still being ...

Converting between kilometers and miles becomes effortless with these mental math tricks. Learn to quickly estimate distances ...