By March 1775, tensions between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies had been rising for over a...
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Some, like James Armistead Lafayette, were spies as well as soldiers, often posing as a runaway slaves....
From the very first signs of tension between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain, colonial women discovered...
Roman legislators were able to thwart elite political sway by introducing written ballots. By Dr. David B....
Clark and Griggs introduced Black political priorities and cultural practices to white-led movements. From its start on...
Blatch shared her mother’s conviction in securing full voting rights for women. “Women can save civilization only...
Contrary to popular belief, people in the ancient world did not have extremely short lifespans. Introduction Although...
What role does age play in determining the status of equals? By Dr. Darrin M. McMahonChair, Department...
This music was made to entertain and connect communities. By Sophie CastroFormer Intern with Humanities MagazineFashion AssistantMichael...
Over the last 10,000 years, the material form that money has taken has changed considerably. In the...
Exploring the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today. By Teresa NowakowskiMultimedia and...
Cryptocurrency does not exist in physical form (like paper money) and is typically not issued by a...
While 21st-century abortion debates often revolve around questions of life and personhood, this was not always the...
Restrictions on abortion are being passed so often that it can be easy to forget abortion has...
An overview of the history of abortion law in the United States, including key state and federal...
Writing to Christians, Constantine made clear that he believed that he owed his successes to the protection...
Conversion was often a violent affair, but that doesn’t mean it was 100% successful. By Dr. Diego...
The rebellion led many Americans to realize that a stronger central government was necessary and influenced Constitutional...
The case against Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, would have been a legal showdown of...
During World War II, Axis espionage inspired a media panic, but amateurish German agents turned out to...
Droughts limited access to fundamental resources. By Douglas BroomSenior Writer, Forum AgendaWorld Economic Forum Introduction Reports of...
Gigantic tsunamis have been decimating coastlines for millennia. By Nathaniel ScharpingScience Writer, Editor A boulder weighing more...
What can we learn from a hawthorn’s first flowering and the return of birdsong on a particular...
Ramesses III was assassinated in the Harem conspiracy led by his secondary wife Tiye and her eldest...
In medieval Europe, multiple mixed forms of written and oral news catered to the small literate elite...
Conditions over vast expanses still demanded from would-be passengers solid motivations that can essentially come down to...
During the later Middle Ages considerable numbers of pilgrims travelled to Jerusalem each year, and hundreds of...
A pre-World War II US Navy plan for a modular floating platform has developed into a key...
An uneasy truce prevailed between the American Patriots and the British government – until it didn’t. The...
The Civil War was the deadliest military conflict in American history. The technology and brutality foreshadowed the...