The origins of the Board ran through Sam Rayburn’s mentor, fellow Texan John Garner, and Garner’s predecessor...
History
This practice began earlier with the Ancient Romans, who wrote (literally scratched on letters) on wax-coated tablets,...
The Arch is a huge conglomerate of imperial Roman sculpture as many parts of it were recycled...
Newly found fossils point to a link between a rise in atmospheric oxygen and the first emergence...
From the air and on the ground: the reporters who told the HIroshima and Nagasaki stories to...
Systematic colonization constitutes one of the most powerful and destructive examples of the ability of Victorian representations...
The pottery of ancient Korea stretches back to prehistory when simple brown wares were made and decorated...
Attention to detail has led some scholars and historians to read the image for its value as...
While the term “animism” refers to a broad range of spiritual beliefs (many of which are still...
Examining the influence of family, religion, schooling, class, status, experiences, and social contacts upon the psychological development...
Although they were the minority, some women did manage to rise above the limitations imposed on them...
The ancient synagogue represents an inclusive, localized form of worship that did not crystallize until the destruction...
The Torah deals with the origins of not only the Israelites, but also – at least according...
Maybe it’s the odor, more than anything else, that identifies the experience of the circus. Maybe it’s...
They were born to Aleksandr and Alina Ivanovna Nikitin, who were serfs attached to one of the...
Anna Darrow could set a broken leg with some string and a flatiron. By Amy Lifson A...
Sforza was an early scientist who experimented with chemistry and medicine. By Amy Lifson Caterina Sforza, the...
By the British Museum / 02.28.2017 Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian, 2nd century C.E.,...
Aule Metele (Arringatore), from Cortona, Italy, early 1st century B.C.E., bronze, 67 inches high (Museo Archeologico Nazionale,...
Exploring the impact of Labillardière’s work following a voyage to Australasia. This article, Jacques Labillardière’s Contribution to...
Examining the cultural heritage of Early Modern Europe and its influence in contemporary thought. By Angel Solis,...
Exploring how the motives, organization, and effects of the Crusades change over time. Originally published by Newberry...
By the end of the fifteenth century, the majority of Western European cities had a printing press....
The earliest imprints of human activities in India go back to the Paleolithic Age, roughly between 400,000...
For a long time, Baghdad was one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Today many people...
A region of dry grasslands and fertile river plains, the Middle East was the natural home to...
A knowledge and understanding of the past can help us to face the challenges of contemporary migration....
An overview of the “new immigration” that originated from Southern and Eastern Europe and American responses to...
The appearance of The New Game of Human Life on 14 July 1790 was a significant milestone...
Players moving pieces along a track to be first to reach a goal was the archetypal board...