Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...

Fischer Black Prize by the American Finance Association in 2003 Financial Times Business Book of the Year award for “How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten the World Economy” in 2010.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This is not the first time alcohol brands have used the image of Mahatma Gandhi on their cans and bottles. Addressing students from African countries and staff at SIU, Gandhi said that India is for ...

The time nicotine stays in your system depends on how long and how often you’re exposed to it. It also depends on whether you smoked it, chewed it, or inhaled it secondhand. Whenever you smoke ...

20 November 1945: The Nuremberg Trials open, to prosecute key Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace. 16 October 1946: Ten of the twelve high-ranking Nazis that ...

This timeline explores Hazel Scott’s life and the major milestones in her career. Hazel Scott is born to Alma Long Scott and R. Thomas Scott in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Alma was a concert ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Jan. 22, 2025. They first met in 1998 and married in 2005. They have one child, Barron, and have ...

Here's a complete timeline of Lamar's early life, career, and rise to critical acclaim. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born on June 17, 1987. Lamar was born and raised in Compton, California ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...