Witch hunts in the New World began in Virginia, though Virginia’s alleged witches were imprisoned rather than...
History
The Abbott Papyrus from ancient Thebes / British Museum The Egyptians used a variety of terms to...
All kinds of fantasies could be found in this land at the edge of earth. Introduction Herodotus (484...
How a New York farmer’s elaborate hoax “proved” giants roamed the Earth. One Sunday afternoon in October...
In a gradual process of Hellenization, the Samaritans developed their own variant of Hellenism. When Alexander the...
Even though so much has changed over the last 110 years, this is still the America of...
In June 1924, Mussolini instructed Cesare Mori to eradicate the Mafia from Sicily. The Sicilian Mafia was less active...
The ideological basis for fascism came from a number of sources. Formation of the National Fascist Party...
A fortuitous influx of cash launched the Smithsonian’s first art collection. In 1835, through an unlikely turn...
Throughout his life, Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) collected books across a vast spectrum of topics and languages. Introduction...
For a small price, Ferdinand Brader would draw a bird’s-eye view of someone’s homestead. When Ferdinand A....
Life in the 18th-century city would have provoked a dazzling mixture of sensations: terror and exhilaration, menace...
Researchers show that an Ancient Roman text has long been misinterpreted, shedding new light on how innovation...
What the Romans ate and how. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four...
The animating belief of eugenics—the state should control the reproduction of poor people, immigrants, and women of...
The societal development of cultural feminism across time. Introduction My goal in the present paper was to...
Their experiences and memories—in oral histories, interviews, as well as in fiction and film—challenge the narrative of...
“Alabama Fever” triggered a takeover by cotton planters of America’s oldest indigenous region. The Old South wasn’t...
The enterprising Philadelphian was a long-time Royalist and late-blooming rebel who fused the American project with English...
It can be difficult to imagine that the antiquities in museums were once a part of vibrant...
Examining different time periods and ethnic groups to document the history of a city where immigrants have...
Shrouded by myth and intrigue, Catherine the Great is now regarded as one of history’s most influential...
Alexander the Great pushed east into Mesopotamia with the intention of bringing Darius to battle. Introduction After...
The public was charmed by his presentation as an antidote to politics, until the Great Depression hit....
On the motives of a reluctant memoirist. In late 1884, after delivering an evening lecture at Chickering...
Fully one in four Union fighters was foreign-born. In the summer of 1861, an American diplomat in...
Even if a treaty by this name was never drawn up, it is true that there was...
In 1888, small farmers, sharecroppers, and industrial workers organized to fight inequality. Today, when Americans think about...
George Pullman’s unbending business acumen made him a mogul but also inspired the greatest labor uprising of...
The attack had been six years in the making, and still, the Persians were not fully prepared....