Even though so much has changed over the last 110 years, this is still the America of...
Month: May 2019
In June 1924, Mussolini instructed Cesare Mori to eradicate the Mafia from Sicily. The Sicilian Mafia was less active...
The ideological basis for fascism came from a number of sources. Formation of the National Fascist Party...
A fortuitous influx of cash launched the Smithsonian’s first art collection. In 1835, through an unlikely turn...
Throughout his life, Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) collected books across a vast spectrum of topics and languages. Introduction...
Unchecked presidential power has never seemed more of a threat. Nearly a half century ago, famed historian...
The Roman emperor Augustus is held up by some as a statesman who brought peace, and as...
Germana Inferior was a small province of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine. Its capital...
For a small price, Ferdinand Brader would draw a bird’s-eye view of someone’s homestead. When Ferdinand A....
Life in the 18th-century city would have provoked a dazzling mixture of sensations: terror and exhilaration, menace...
Researchers show that an Ancient Roman text has long been misinterpreted, shedding new light on how innovation...
What the Romans ate and how. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four...
The animating belief of eugenics—the state should control the reproduction of poor people, immigrants, and women of...
Historical written records were almost exclusively written by men, but archaeology and the women scholars in the...
The societal development of cultural feminism across time. Introduction My goal in the present paper was to...
In the days of bright lights and multiple screens, it’s rare that Americans need to struggle for...
Their experiences and memories—in oral histories, interviews, as well as in fiction and film—challenge the narrative of...
“Alabama Fever” triggered a takeover by cotton planters of America’s oldest indigenous region. The Old South wasn’t...
The enterprising Philadelphian was a long-time Royalist and late-blooming rebel who fused the American project with English...
George Mason’s intellectual potency had a decisive role in shaping and producing our founding documents. America was...
During the years 550 to 330 B.C.E., the name “Pars Sea” was widely written in the compiled...
It can be difficult to imagine that the antiquities in museums were once a part of vibrant...
The mostly Eastern European victims were forgotten because of an ensuing backlash against immigrant workers. At the...
Examining different time periods and ethnic groups to document the history of a city where immigrants have...
While the Marquis de Lafayette gets a share of the glory, names like Gardoqui and Gálvez are...
The blood-sucking insect has played a leading role in the rise and fall of empires throughout history....
Shrouded by myth and intrigue, Catherine the Great is now regarded as one of history’s most influential...
Alexander the Great pushed east into Mesopotamia with the intention of bringing Darius to battle. Introduction After...
The public was charmed by his presentation as an antidote to politics, until the Great Depression hit....
Massive rallies, an emulated style, and voted from both Democrats and Republicans couldn’t save this quixotic candidate’s...