In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at precisely the moment when Russia, having just lost the Crimean War, was ...
From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island.
The E-69 Highway in Norway is called the "Last Road of the World", because it takes travelers closest to the North Pole. The 129 km long northernmost highway in the world passes through the Finmark ...