For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual. By Ruth Garde / 04.06.2017 Curator,...
History
Today’s beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches...
The ancients were just as keen as anyone to improve their appearance as quickly and as easily...
We can see how the world once was and glimpse now lost landscapes, flora and fauna. By...
During the Industrial Revolution, living conditions for new industrial workers were much different than they had been...
Throughout the Industrial Revolution, gender was a major influence on worker salary. Experience of Women at the...
Bayan I first enters history with the migration of the Avars to the region of the Pontic...
Considered virtually impregnable, it was the largest Crusader castle in the Middle East. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
He was refined, very famous, and eccentric. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, a young Englishwoman...
The religious practices of the Greeks extended beyond mainland Greece. Introduction Ancient Greek religion encompasses the collection...
Working children were subject to very long work hours under harsh and dangerous conditions. Introduction The children...
The working environment was harsh and laborers had to work long hours for extremely low wages. Introduction...
Elephants were thought of as fierce and frightful monsters in antiquity, very real though rarely seen until...
Roman history held that seven kings of Rome reigned from the establishment of the city in 753...
One of the leisure activities some Chicagoans could enjoy was a day at the ballpark. Originally published...
What do Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Barry Bonds, and Ted Williams have in common? Why, Shoeless Joe...
Up until the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, gambling and baseball had a marriage of convenience. Introduction Imagine...
The Industrial Revolution was a time of major change and adaptation. Introduction There are many aspects in...
The Industrial Revolution was a key foundation of transforming cities and the urban experience.  Europeans faced issues such...
The counterculture of the 1960s was not perfect, yet it provided a strong alternative to the dominant...
How Army Aviator Charles Kettles earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic acts during the Vietnam...
Warren was an eloquent, persuasive polemicist who died a martyr at Bunker Hill. By Michael McQuillan “I’m...
Herculaneum had a long, rich history before its fall to the Vesuvian blast. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
These hunts involved all of the tribe mobilizing across vast areas of steppe to corner game into...
Native American assistance to freedom seekers crossing through the Midwest has largely been erased from Underground Railroad...
Two factors overlapped to result in the genocide of the Kikotan people. Reckoning with the past is...
Diderot produced an impressive, unfinished work over at least 15 years. Introduction Today (October 5) is 300...
The Enlightenment directly involved only the educated spheres of society. After Pietism and the Moravian movement, the...
In the ancient world, the concept of monotheism as we understand it today did not exist; all...
Before establishing mainland colonies, Spain first settled the larger Caribbean islands. Among the areas Columbus discovered during...