Dive into thousands of new and classic records, with topics as diverse as rollercoasters, robots, movie props and gaming. The theme of this year's edi..
The map experts at National Geographic bring you a new atlas that captures our world with completely updated maps, stats, and fun facts--the perfect r..
Which of these facts are true?Earth’s climate has been getting warmerGreenhouse gases are the cause of the change in climateOur planet is experiencing..
The Age of Dinosaurs began about 250 million years ago. In the beginning they were quite small but over time they evolved into the varied and fascinat..
Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people ..
Which of these facts are true?When it was first built, the White House wasn’t even whiteGeorge Washington is the only president who never lived thereT..
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you..
A fearless young boyAn emperor who conquered most of the known worldA ruler who liked to name towns after himselfAlexander the Great conquers the ..
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films ele..
Learn all about Christopher Columbus' early life at sea, which led him to seek fortune by sailing west in hopes of creating new trade routes with the ..
A super-smart boy who skipped two gradesA man who believed in peaceful protestA great leader of the civil rights movementThe story of one of the most ..
Born in the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte felt like an outsider once his family moved to France. But he found his life's calling..
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." T..
A boy whose African name means “tree shaker”A man who spent twenty-seven years in prison for challenging apartheidThe first black president of South A..
Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went throu..
A young woman who worked as an assistant kindergarten teacherA bride whose fairy-tale wedding was watched on TV by about 750 million people around the..
Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house..
An actor and theater ownerA man who remains a mystery to this dayRemains the greatest playwright of all timeThe beloved plays of Shakespeare are still..