In 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World, out on 26 September, Bonnett aims to do just that, putting together a tour ...

They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...

This is an example of the spinning frame patented by Richard Arkwright ... By 1800 Manchester had emerged as the world's first industrial city and the centre of the world cotton trade.

World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919. It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.

Map O.1 Use of aggregated cellphone records to track mobility week by week during COVID-19 lockdowns in The Gambia, March–May, 2020 http://bit.do/WDR2021-Map-O_1 ...

In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their first burger stand in San Bernardino, CA. With the help of Ray Kroc, the brothers took their restaurant across the country over the course of the ...

Now in its 15th edition, the Global Wealth Report 2024 offers you leading insights into household wealth and prosperity across the world. Here we highlight leading trends shaping wealth in the US. See ...

As governments around the world have enacted new measures and given ... and northern Italy between January and March 2019 in the maps below. But in these places, shutdowns have been stricter ...

The United States has the largest aircraft carrier fleet in the world, with 11 ships in service. They are all 100,000 tons ...

Known as the “world’s largest drum,” it stands 10 feet tall on its ... It still has its original 1921 frame, which is 8 feet in diameter and nearly 4 feet between its two heads. Boilermakers The ...

Remember this season forever with a USA TODAY commemorative framed print, memorializing the Dodgers and their eight World Series trophies. No player deserves more credit than Freddie Freeman ...

Jenkins Jr. is a member of the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal. He writes the twice-weekly “Business World” column that appears on the paper's op-ed page on Wednesdays and Saturdays.