1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

April 1, 2019 – The Japanese government announces that Naruhito’s reign will be known as the “Reiwa” era. The era, whose name includes the character for “harmony,” will formally begin once the new ...

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Two warring factions try to be the first to connect a railroad from the Columbia Gorge to the booming timber town of Bend.

The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

Koreans encountering the Genghis Khan dish for the first time are often bewildered. The grilling pan used for this dish is ...