Like any other continent, Africa has a large number of countries that, for one reason or another, have vanished from the globe. Here are several examples of African nations that no longer exist.

THE Tanzania– Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), widely known as the “Freedom Railway,” stands as one of the most remarkable infrastructure projects in modern African history. Constructed between 1970 ...

Hyperinflation has been a scourge throughout history. Professor Mark Thornton has found even more episodes of hyperinflation ...

Helicopters roared over blood-soaked bushland. Civilians vanished in the night. This was no ordinary war - it was a slow-motion catastrophe. In this animated chronicle, witness the rise and fall of ...

The stakes were rising in Ian Smith’s daring game against the British. Rhodesians jammed the downtown streets of Salisbury and Bulawayo in a carefree holiday shopping spree, while shopkeepers ...

It was a nippy day for swimming but even less auspicious for the cause of white supremacy in Southern Rhodesia. Into Salisbury’s Central Baths marched a group of whites, blacks and Asians, ...

A woman accused of embezzling from the Troy bank branch where she worked has been charged, state officials said. Rhodesia Jones, 25, was arraigned in 52-4 District Court in Troy, the Michigan Attorney ...

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Can you name the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth? Or which ancient queen married two of her brothers? How about this one: Do you know the artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Understanding the past "gives us perspective" on current events, said GQ. "And right now, we sorely need perspective." With "war raging in Europe" and Donald Trump causing chaos across the pond, it's ...

Women's History Month is here. For nearly 40 years, March has been designated as a month to celebrate and honor the achievements of women throughout U.S. history, like Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman ...