An 18th-century guide taught Americans how to eat simply but sumptuously. By Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald...
History
Exploring the knot of spiritual dilemmas played out in the poem and its roots in Melville’s trip...
Jewish practitioners participated in the exchange of knowledge between Christian and Muslim writers and practitioners. The Book...
While Antony was consul, it appeared that little could be accomplished. Cicero was concerned about his own...
During the chaotic latter half of the first century BCE, Cicero championed a return to the traditional...
Alexander McKenzie’s plot to corner Alaska’s gold proved to be the last great swindle of the original...
White southerners looked to contemporary European nationalist movements and compared the South to aspiring nations abroad. The...
Visual access to real women’s bodies was strictly policed in the Renaissance, particularly in Italy. The relationship...
Museum and academic scholars are key players in the fight for contextualized and equitable perspectives of black...
Ancient Egyptians valued hygiene and proper medical care. Introduction Medical practice in ancient Egypt was so advanced...
The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BCE and wrote extensively of his observations of their...
He ruined the reputations and lives of many people by accusing them without credible evidence. Introduction McCarthyism...
One from 1917 to 1920, and another longer one from 1947 to 1957 with Joseph McCarthy’s infamous...
The field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire. “This is the soil...
The Gaulish language and cultural identity underwent a syncretism with the Roman culture of the new governing...
The term New Deal derives from Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president....
With war approaching, Roosevelt sought information on Japanese Americans from government intelligence agencies. Introduction The 32nd president of...
Goddesses have traditionally protected against sickness and cured the ill, according to Hindu belief. But there’s a...
Materialism holds that perceivable matter is all that exists, while supernatural entities or planes of existence are...
Where the term comes from and how the meaning has changed. Introduction You probably know what it...
LGBTQ history in the United States spans the contributions and struggles of individuals as well as the...
After World War II, conservative Protestants rejected the separatist stance and began calling themselves evangelicals. Introduction In...
Christianity spread around the world, largely due to the energy unleashed by the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Introduction...
A museum display of artifacts looted from the West Bank raises questions about the role archaeology plays...
Little if any direct archeological evidence exists concerning Abraham. Introduction In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham is a...
Not only was the children’s march relegated to lesser news, it was delivered without many pictures. Images...
The international success of the worthless pills was due to the marketing skills of a Canadian politician....
An 18th-century doctor of homeopathy executed for the murder of his wife. But did he do it?...
Hoover became increasingly worried about communist threats against the United States – and it morphed into all-encompassing...
Later in life and after his death, Hoover became a controversial figure as evidence of his secretive...