Christopher Klein Archives ‑ History.com

Stories

The launch of NASA's Apollo 17 spacecraft from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 7th December 1972.

Featured

Apollo 17: Inside NASA’s Final Moon Landing Mission

The Apollo program’s sixth human landing on the moon ended an epic chapter in space exploration.

West Point’s Critical Role in the American Revolution

Before it became home to the U.S. Military Academy, the perch on the Hudson River was the most important strategic position in America during the Revolutionary War.

8 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Roman Medicine

Medicine in ancient Rome combined scientific knowledge with supernatural and religious beliefs. Roman doctors adopted many of the practices and philosophies of the Greek physician Hippocrates and his followers—particularly after the 219 B.C. arrival of Archagathus of Sparta, credited as the first Greek doctor to practice in the city. Yet, ancient Romans also wore amulets […]

How Cyrus the Great Turned Ancient Persia Into a Superpower

Through far‑reaching military conquests and benevolent rule, Cyrus the Great transformed a small group of semi‑nomadic tribes into the mighty Persian Empire, the ancient world’s first superpower, in less than 15 years. The Rise of Cyrus the Great Born around 600 B.C., the founder of the First Persian Empire (also known as the Achaemenid Empire) belonged to the […]