What's good about it: Xian held the distinction of being the capital of China for 12 imperial dynasties. It is one of the ...

Ireland became the first nation to ban smoking cigarettes in public spaces, including workplaces, bars and restaurants. The ...

1945: The last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England. On the same day, film star James Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years.

A momentous discovery was made by a group of farmers in the Shaanxi province, China, on 29 March 1974.

In 1974, farmers in China's Shaanxi province stumbled upon one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century—the life-size Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 ...

Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, is a controversial figure in Indian history. His tomb is in Khuldabad, Maharashtra, not in Delhi or Agra. Aurangzeb preferred a simple grave, rejecting the ...

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever ...

Half a century ago, Chinese farmers stumbled upon an enormous underground mausoleum full of life-size clay people, animals and military equipment. Archaeologists think that the tomb may be an ...

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has built a dominant position in one of the highest-growth areas around: artificial intelligence (AI) chips. That has helped it generate enormous levels of revenue, for ...

Nvidia is the leader in the artificial intelligence chip market, and that’s helped revenue soar in recent years. Now, the company’s challenge is maintaining strong growth throughout future ...