Even after his death in 1790, Franklin remained an American celebrity. Introduction Born in Boston on January...
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Most alternative medicines and therapies do no better than a properly controlled placebo group. So a lot...
The era of Prohibition, which began in 1920 and ended in 1933, left many legacies – more...
Throughout the 19th century, news reports and medical journal articles almost always use the plant’s formal name,...
In 1330 only about 5% of the population could read or write. It was extremely rare for...
Organized education was relatively rare, and there are few primary sources or accounts until the 2nd century...
Ancient Persian (pre-Islamic) women had almost equal rights with men and, in many instances, more freedoms and...
Women enjoyed high status and rights in pre-Islamic Persia that would be lost following Muslim invasions in...
Dioramas have a powerful explanatory power as tangible reconstructions. Introduction His eyes were vacant—glassy, even. Blood flowed...
The truth is that entering an intimate relationship with a new language often colors everything. Learning a...
Perhaps the hybrid origins of the Burmese piano and sandaya might point a way forward for Myanmar....
Exploring the obscuring nature of his legend and the role that women played in his life and...
Our day by day reliance on cell phones has become a massive piece of our cutting edge...