Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the recent news event of a fire at the iconic landmark. It was originally published in the May/June 2017 issue of National Geographic History Magazine.

Bart De Wever leads a country he believes should not exist. Yet at one of Europe’s most delicate moments, it is this Flemish nationalist – sceptical of grand schemes and deeply conscious of legacy – ...

Olympe de Gouges is a name you might remember from your history classes as another casualty of the French Revolution’s bloody Reign of Terror. It’s names like ...

In second grade, he named his new dog after the ancient mythical Irish warrior Cú Chulainn. In third grade, he locked onto the Tolkien canon. In ninth grade, he began a six-year project writing a ...

Castillo de San Marcos, built with coquina, is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. The fort has never been taken by force and became a National Park in 1933. It played a role in various ...

Cinco de Mayo has become a day to celebrate Mexican heritage, especially in the United States, but before Cinco de Mayo became associated with tacos and margaritas, the day served as a reminder of ...

Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they're not always the most authentic. The day falls on a ...

Monday is Cinco de Mayo, in Mexico a relatively minor holiday, but in the United States, an excuse to indulge in margaritas, cervezas or beer, guacamole and tacos. But what exactly does Cinco de Mayo ...

Puebla, Puebla, Mexico; 10.2024. Historic Passage 5 de Mayo is a tunnel with a distance of 477 meters located in Puebla de Zaragoza, it is approximately three and a half centuries old, since it is ...

On Friday, April 11, 2025, I met Julie Averbach at Book Trader to talk about another trader: Joe. Her debut publication, “The Art of Trader Joe’s,” traces the origins of the illustrations that adorn ...