He would become the first African American to be a member of the President’s cabinet. Introduction As...
History
How the bombing and its aftermath affected Atlanta’s Jews and people of color fighting for civil rights....
There has been a decades-long legal fight to turn the clock back on the political gains of...
Peaches (Prunus persica) were introduced to North America by Spanish monks around St. Augustine, Florida. Introduction The...
From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century. Introduction Images of orange groves...
By 1925, one competitor noted that the “Frozen Sucker” had “swept the market in a sensational manner.”...
Besides your ability to grasp thought concepts in class, what other art or knowledge do you need...
Numerous events and people are woven together throughout history like threads. However, among the major narratives, there...
The rise of a new funerary practice with a significant deviation from previous perceptions of life and...
Known as the “Hermit Kingdom,” Korea under the Joseon was late to open its doors to the...
The Joseon dynastic kingdom first experienced modern flag-bearing customs in 1875 during the Ganghwa Incident. Introduction It...
The “dark ages” were not as “dark” as they were once thought to be. Introduction The Greek Dark Age (c....
The social lives of medieval Londoners reveal how far they were drawn into the centralizing forces of...
Travel exposed them to different lifestyles and offered them novel ways of constructing gender and class identity....
Alexander was imbued with a belief in his own special nature. Alexander the Great was religiously both...
The Roman Empire is a model for understanding the changing functions of rituals in changing environments. Ritual...
Courson’s life intersected with some of the major religious movements and contemporary concerns of his day. Introduction...
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved, and thrived. Introduction Just over...
During the country’s founding, a young America admired venerable old sages. Introduction In 1783, at age 51,...
Captain Noah Grant’s brief military career has been forgotten. During the summer of 1756, Lieutenant Quintin Kennedy...
The telescope quickly opened up a whole new area of scientific inquiry. Introduction The invention of the...
The first optical microscopes appeared in the early 17th century. Introduction The microscope was one of the...
In antiquity and through the Middle Ages, the concept of temperature was quite different from today. Introduction...
The birth of agriculture was a pivotal moment in human history. Introduction The ancient Near East, and the...
There were a number of festivals and temples dedicated to Ceres in both Greece and Italy. Introduction...
Early-20th century small landowners pushed back against crony capitalism. In a nation that envisions innovation as the...
They shaped powerful ideas about justice and reform that aren’t so different from today’s. Introduction Prisons are...
The English already had developed a model of policing Ireland and their other colonies. Police accountability is...
A famed reporter and crusading U.S. senator brought it to light after it was hidden. A major...
Regardless of their accomplishments as tyrants – good or bad – many usurped power by force or...