Groups planning a coup of some kind had existed in the German Army and the military intelligence...
History
Introduction The Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket riot or Haymarket massacre) on Tuesday May 4,...
The immediate effect on Ireland was devastating, and its long-term effects proved immense. Introduction The Great Famine...
The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World...
Besides terrible plagues and epidemics that seemed to spring out of nowhere with alarming regularity, there were...
The events in Bleeding Kansas directly foreshadowed the American Civil War. Introduction Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to...
Introduction The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United...
From a semi-nomadic tribal society to an agrarian-based society with a vast network of trade and a...
The Empire, for much of its history, can be seen as the Christian equivalent of the Muslim...
The first time that Francia is named is in the Panegyrici Latini in the early third century....
Sacrifices of various types were central to the Temple’s function. Introduction Also known as Solomon’s Temple, the...
Human remains, the “Palestine Man”, found south of Lake Tiberias in the Zuttiyeh Cave, date back as...
If you dig deep enough, you can find some truth to legends and creation stories. Introduction Myths...
Mesopotamian myths appear to have had a more practical purpose and were used to cure and prevent...
We are in the same racially divided era as we were in during the last years of...
Aborigines were hunter gatherers – not cultivators – so there was little intentional interference with natural selection...
The hoop is symbolic of “the never-ending circle of life.” Introduction Medicine wheels, or sacred hoops, are...
The Athenian treasury was the first Panhellenic sanctuary that was dedicated by Athenians. Introduction The Athenian Treasury...
Discussions of economics have existed since ancient times but it was not a separate discipline until the...
In the philosophy of science, empiricism refers to an emphasis on those aspects of scientific knowledge that...
In the western intellectual tradition, philosophical reflection on ethical codes began with the Greek Sophists of the...
The history of logic from the ancient world to modern times, tracing its role in philosophy, science,...
The Indus Valley Civilization had an advanced urban culture. Introduction The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), was an...
He had to deal with critics like Walter Winchell, who warned, “It may be a killer.” It...
Franciscan nuns, physicians, anesthesiologists, and social workers helped created a pathbreaking medical center. Several years ago, a...
The surprising history behind the world’s most famous collection of folk tales. Two hundred years ago, two...
Looking at the treatment of myth in ancient Greece may help us navigate what is true, and...
At school, we have all studied the amazing history of the two most important city-states in Greece,...
The discovery of a new species related to dinosaurs, an iguana-sized reptile whose genus name, Antarctanax, means...
It is clear that a major extinction event occurred around Antarctica in the period 2–3 million years...