Even though so much has changed over the last 110 years, this is still the America of...
Day: May 31, 2019
In June 1924, Mussolini instructed Cesare Mori to eradicate the Mafia from Sicily. The Sicilian Mafia was less active...
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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...