James Cash Penney opened his first store, the Golden Rule, in the coal-mining town of Kemmerer, Wyoming. This modest shop laid the foundation for a retail empire. Today, visitors can explore the ...

The patriotic song was deeply influenced by a tragic January 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Its lyrics are rich with emotion and patriotism, where Bentley captures the beauty and pain of a nation ...

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

I don't know." Ask a Persian? "Why no, my friend! I hate poetry! It's so antiquated!" "Oh. Do you know any good poems?" "Yes, ...

As we mentioned in our midyear albums list, one of the biggest themes of 2025 on the Billboard charts has largely been about ...

AS tensions flare up between modern-day Iran and Israel — through drone warfare, cyberattacks and regional proxy clashes — ...

Making of an empire As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

The history of Iranian-Israeli relations shows how ancient alliances can turn into modern conflicts, but maybe now is the ...

Once pragmatic allies under the geopolitical pragmatism of the Shah’s Iran, the two nations are now locked in a theological and strategic standoff with global implications. Understanding this rivalry ...

From Cyrus to Alexander : a history of the Persian Empire by Briant, Pierre Publication date 2002 Topics Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C, Iran -- History -- To 640 Publisher Winona Lake, IN : ...

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

Miley Cyrus performed a surprise duet with Beyoncé in Paris On Thursday, June 19, the pair teamed up for "II Most Wanted," which is featured on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album ...