Why are photographers drawn to crime scenes? Introduction The man in the photograph above is Dick Hickock,...
History
He made no pretense to be engaged in a social or a moral crusade. Introduction Henry McCarty...
The Catholic Church didn’t finally officially recognize their own error until John Paul II in 1992. Introduction...
His work marked the starting point of modern astronomy and cosmology. Introduction Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473...
This faction favored the cause of the plebeians (the commoners). Introduction The Populares were a political faction...
The Optimates opposed the extension of Roman citizenship and sought the preservation of the “mos maiorum”, the...
Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited...
Spirituals were created out of the experience of enslaved people in the U.S. They were songs of...
They are remembered for their contributions to religion, architecture, and their famous network of roads through the...
Red handprints can be found on the walls of a number of Maya sites and are associated...
The city became an important center for trade along the Silk Road. Introduction Ctesiphon was an ancient...
While these contributions may be understood as commonplace in the present day, they were entirely novel in...
When a party member was asked about its activities, he was supposed to reply, “I know nothing.”...
With this ongoing barrage of needless attacks on American trading, the Americans needed little else to coax...
A new exhibition at the Foundling Museum in London traces 500 years pregnancy portraiture. A new exhibition...
First encountered in the 17th century in the form of bhang, an intoxicating edible which had been...
Viticulture, that is, the cultivation of grapes and the preparation of wine, can actually be traced back...
Etruscan was a relatively isolated language not connected with the Indo-European languages of Italy. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Deciphering Linear B, the earliest form of Greek, was a history-changing achievement, but decoding the older Linear...
People were becoming more aware of their inter-dependence, of social obligations, and of loyalties beyond the immediate...
During this period major climatic and other changes occurred, affecting the evolution of humans. Introduction The Paleolithic...
Roughly 1 in 5 of all comic books were romance comics, as publishers scrambled to appease readers’...
Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment. Introduction In 1890, a...
The most powerful of the tribes of the Sahara, they had been converted to Islam in the...
Most of these expeditions began as military campaigns, while the last one may have been initiated in...
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and...
Meet one of the greatest of all the characters in ancient Greek drama. Elektra’s Story To understand...
Today, Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with treason, betrayal, and defection. Introduction Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741...
Bancroft’s activity as a double agent was not revealed until 1891, when British diplomatic papers were released...
Jehoash strictly enforced the exclusive worship of the Hebrew God, Yahweh, and was on shaky ground politically....