On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War ...

World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game to IBM-developed supercomputer Deep Blue. This defining moment in ...

This week marks 29 years since an epic man versus machine battle. It's when IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, beat Garry ...

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Country Club, organized in 1912, opened in 1914 with a clubhouse and golf course.

With an encyclopedic memory, Nigel Richards conquered the game in English before moving on to French and Spanish. Just don’t ...