Napoleon

A crowd watches an illuminated bandshell decorated with red and blue stars while confetti falls in the air.

It's ironic that we play the '1812 Overture' at Fourth of July celebrations

The "1812 Overture" isn't even about America's War of 1812. So how did music celebrating Russia's pushback against a foreign power become associated with America's Fourth of July?

It's ironic that we play the '1812 Overture' at Fourth of July celebrations
Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, in 1798. A portrait by Gilbert Stuart of Philadelphia.

How the French won the American Revolution

How the French won the American Revolution

Why Political Cartoons Make People So Mad

Why Political Cartoons Make People So Mad

Despite Resigning, Petraeus Will Testify on Benghazi

Despite Resigning, Petraeus Will Testify on Benghazi
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Britain Named Most Prolific Invader

Britain Named Most Prolific Invader

Where has Britain's 'stiff upper lip' gone?

Brits are known for having a certain stiff upper lip. Keep Calm and Carry On and such. But recently, that stiff lip has, well, slackened. Take Andy Murray, who cried his way into British hearts during Wimbledon.

Where has Britain's 'stiff upper lip' gone?

Slideshow: Slave Burial Ground in the Atlantic

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for tiny island in the middle of the vast South Atlantic Ocean that was once used as a refugee camp for slaves.

Slideshow: Slave Burial Ground in the Atlantic

Has the European multiculturalism experiment failed?

How multiculturalism might relate to the tensions and violence happening in Norway and elsewhere in Europe.

Has the European multiculturalism experiment failed?

Dictators with dialects, finger spelling and universal Inuit

Dictators with dialects, finger spelling and universal Inuit

Isabel Allende on writing, Haiti and the legacy of slavery

Allende returns to the world of historical fiction with "Island Beneath the Sea," the story of a slave girl in 19th Century Haiti.

Isabel Allende on writing, Haiti and the legacy of slavery
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Chess champ Fischer remembered

The late chess champion Bobby Fischer is being remembered today, and The World's Jeb Sharp looks back on Fischer's life and career.

Chess champ Fischer remembered
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The World - Episode 20071107 - Napoleon on exhibit

He's a diminutive French leader of immigrant background who took the country by storm. We're not talking about French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who delivered an address to the US Congress today. We're talking about Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon is currently the subject of a major exhibit at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The World's Adeline Sire took a tour.

The World - Episode 20071107 - Napoleon on exhibit