On the St. Louis theme park that never made it past the drawing board. The new highways...
History
The United Colonies had been unable to establish a well-organized agency for financial administration. The Revolutionary Period...
Much more than material acquisition and succumbing to advertising or Veblenesque emulation drives American consumption. By Dr....
As in the past, the public’s fascination with cryptocurrencies is tied to a sort of mystery. By...
Religious dissenters actively sought to reform the Church of England. In 1607, the first permanent British colony...
Spiritualists believed that after shedding the body in death, the spirit would continue on a celestial journey....
The photograph soon found itself at the core of a nationwide debate over questions of propriety and...
The range of instruction and its value depended entirely upon the teacher. Legal Status In the eyes...
The individual required no regulation of his life through the channels of the official Church. The Decretum...
The complex relationship between historical causation and historiographical narrative. Introduction Historical narrative narrates things that have been...
The secret society began capturing headlines in newspapers around the country in 1892 and 1893. Introduction The American...
In 1936, a small Silver Shirt office was established in downtown Spokane. The Silver Legion of America, commonly...
The study of the radical right began in the 1950s as social scientists attempted to explain McCarthyism....
Entertainment has been a fundamental aspect of human culture since ancient times, evolving alongside advancements in technology,...
The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realized. Introduction When it...
A small sample of the ways the planets and stars were portrayed in medieval manuscripts. After coming...
For decades, historians have grappled with the origins of modern science in early modern Europe. Abstract Historians...
In Russia the transformation of the public graphosphere took place far later than in much of Europe....
It made possible the creation of the largest government project to describe the territories of the Russian...
The material culture of Russia’s historic postal system is mostly buried. By Dr. John RandolphAssociate Professor, HistoryAssociate...
The earliest known writing for record keeping emerged from a system of accounting that used small clay...
There had been calls for reform long before 1832, but without success. Introduction The Representation of the People...
In 1881, Anthony Beranek patented the first voting machine appropriate for use in a general election in...
What was considered dangerous and in need of censoring changed over time. Censorship in Imperial Rome Overview...
The self-policing of publication was already in place well before the advent of printing. Introduction The perceived...
Moral prudishness pushed Thomas Hardy and George Eliot to develop more creative and thoughtful writing practices. Introduction...
There are several Molly Pitcher candidates vying for the title. At first glance, searching for the real...
Women who traveled with the army had to work to be able to stay. A great many...
Non-conformity suggested that one was an “impostor” not predestined to be saved and not belonging in the...
The rational thought of the Enlightenment had a profound effect on religion. The Enlightenment The first Puritans...