The ordeal ranked along with the oath and witness accounts as the central means by which to...
History
Pirates both dished out and received a wide range of imaginative punishments. Punishments between Pirates Floggings The...
How did the Nazi party come to power and how did Hitler manage to eliminate his opponents?...
The not-so-sweet history of a horrible collaboration to make a buck. “The onset of the Second World...
“Technically, I was an enemy alien, so I was not allowed to [voluntarily] enlist.” He was drafted...
From 1890 to 1910, Southern states adopted new state constitutions and enacted laws that raised barriers to...
Indians themselves were divided on the debate. Introduction The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (43 Stat. 253, enacted June 2,...
The landmark law has gotten a different reception at the highest court in the land in the...
As a culture, we are always looking for a quick fix, especially for our health. Since the...
Forman’s casebooks reveal details of his thousands of clients, and his diary provides an invaluable insight into...
Quack medicine was popular in the 19th century for several reasons. Introduction A “quack” is someone who...
Tales concerning Baal date back to the mid-14th and late 13th centuries BCE in written form. Introduction...
Poseidon was a major civic god of several city-states, such as Athens and Corinth. Introduction Poseidon[1] was...
Chalchiutlicue brings fertility to crops and is thought to protect women and children. Introduction Chalchiuhtlicue (also spelled...
Abstract Understanding the evolution of language requires evidence regarding origins and processes that led to change. In...
NuqneH! Saluton! A linguistic anthropologist studies the people who invent new tongues. Most languages develop through centuries...
Learning about history is one of the most special and cherished things a person can experience. After...
He used humor to poke holes in the nostalgic myths of the South and expose the contradictions...
Mori wanted to be a “serious writer” – which, to him, meant getting published. Introduction Eighty years...
Poems from ‘Ariel,’ Plath’s seminal poetry collection, vividly channel the painful experience of losing an unborn child....
Long before the Tsarist establishment of Odessa, an ancient Greek settlement existed at its location. Introduction Odessa...
Mariupol was an administrative seat of its county in the Azov Governorate of the Russian Empire. Introduction...
Kharkiv was founded in 1654 as Kharkiv Fortress and grew to be a center of industry and...
The Mexican-American War, to the South, was an effort to gain more territory for the establishment of...
The act had three primary objectives for the integration of former slaves into free society following the...
This legislation was asked for by President Grant and passed within one month of when he sent...
Judea came under Roman control in 63 BCE but was governed by client kings dependent on Roman...
Pharisees claimed Mosaic authority while Sadducees represented the authority of Solomonic priestly privileges and prerogatives. Pharisees Overview...
Their apocalyptic theology resulted in a worldview polarized between good and evil. Introduction The Essenes were a...
How Lord Byron’s politics, relationships, and views on others led to his reputation of 19th-century bad boy....