A Hungarian obstetrician was the first to nail down the importance of hand-washing to stop the spread...
History
President George Washington forced St. Clair to resign his post and Congress initiated its first investigation of...
Flaminius was in such a rush to catch the invaders that he failed to set up proper...
From ancient Greek, the word was used to connote any foreigner not sharing a recognized culture or...
The name museum derives from the nine Muses of Greek mythology, each of which was credited with...
The life and times of Hoover from his birth, to his life as an engineer, Secretary of...
Reports reached London in 1720 and 1721 that the plague had already killed tens of thousands in...
The development of Korean literature is quite unique due to the creation of a complete new language...
A history of architecture favoring practicality, frugality, and harmony with nature. Introduction Korean architecture refers to the...
Distrust of a sales pitch is as old as the barter system. Introduction How often have you...
In the years following the American Revolution, speed was the most important consideration for ships. Introduction The...
Roughly fifty years after a handful of suffragists conceived the idea, it became a hard-fought reality. Introduction...
The more that efforts to suppress voting rights in America change, the more they remain the same....
Apocalyptic predictions are nothing new—they have been around for millennia. The First Warnings From Assyria An Assyrian...
In ancient texts, apocalyptic messages cultivated endurance and encouragement through dire circumstances. Introduction With streets deserted, hospitals...
Rationed foods were categorized as either needing red or blue points. Introduction The events on December 7,...
By Tom MorainHistorian Introduction Farmers struggled with low prices all through the 1920s, but after 1929 things...
This flu was different from others. It was especially brutal. By Jeffrey AndersonHistorian The Deaths Began The...
His actions in office set a precedent for a strong executive branch and a strong central government....
A historian of the Bible explains how ancient Israelites changed the ways of their worship. As the...
The foundational Jewish texts assert that a fetus does not attain the status of personhood until birth....
Pregnancy and birth have been represented by human beings since pre-historic times in every form of human...
Exploring the rise of the phenomenon in the U.S. This article, Eastern Sports and Western Bodies: The...
How did Twain’s Huckleberry Finn engage and challenge popular ideas about slavery and race in nineteenth-century America?...
How did literature help make sense of the war and the profound changes it brought to the...
What is the context for Shakespeare’s Roman plays? Why did classical Rome capture the interest of people...
Trees were utilized in building construction and for ceremonial ornaments and daily implements. Introduction The Jomon period...
Migrants found both opportunity and hardship in modernizing California. Introduction In the half-century between the Civil War...
Improved agricultural output and a political climate dedicated to ensuring cheap food led to a dramatic increase...
Islamic medicine was built on tradition, chiefly the theoretical and practical knowledge developed in Greece and Rome....