She was a scientific prodigy who promoted the Chinese art of living to U.S. audiences. On a...
History
The Vikings, often portrayed as fierce warriors with a penchant for exploration and conquest, had a rich...
Experiments had always been carried out by thinkers. Introduction The scientific method was first used during the...
Royal Society was responsible for setting out what exactly we consider science today Introduction The Royal Society was founded...
The field of user experience design can be traced back to the launch of the Macintosh personal...
Rumors about the Templars’ secret initiation ceremony created distrust. Introduction The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the...
Secrecy performs a vital social function, creating bonds between some people and so differences between others. By...
Skull and Bones is considered one of the “Big Three” societies at Yale University. Introduction Skull and...
The Romans were a warrior people from very early on. Introduction In many ways, Rome defines Western...
The quarrel between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies was already a decade old. Introduction...
Jews were not passive. Instead, they actively fought the Nazis. Introduction In Nazi Germany, Hertha Reis, a...
Exploring the versatility of domestic imagery in medieval devotional texts. By Dr. Louise CampionMedieval Historian One of...
Pratt had been appointed to serve as U.S. consul to Honolulu in 1857 by President James Buchanan....
From log cabins to Gilded Age mansions, how you lived determined whether you belonged. Like viewers using...
The history of medicinal cannabis goes back to the ancient times. Introduction Ancient physicians in many parts...
Physicians used morphine as a new-fangled wonder drug. By Erick TrickeyLecturer, Department of JournalismBoston University The man...
Drug use and addiction have been part of America for a very long time. Amphetamine First synthesized...
Production of fourrées began almost as early as the production of the first coins in Asia Minor...
A history of the transformations of judicial and societal views of money-related crime and counterfeiting. By Olivier...
The problem was that there were no reliable tests for fakes. Forgeries were so commonplace that everyone...
Commerce, then as now, could make individuals wealthy enough to make lavish displays of piety. Introduction The...
Were they just soulless residents in a suburb of Rome, intent on maximizing their individual profit? Introduction...
A religious crisis occupied France for ten years before Napoleon Bonaparte. Introduction The Law of Associations was adopted by...
The rebuilding of London Bridge in stone was a significant bridge building project. The rebuilding of London...
The French photographer Eugène Atget captured the city at a moment of rapid transition. The entrance to...
The interstate system has had an enormous and lasting impact on the social and economic fabric of...
Wild, irrational, killing hate has led men and women throughout our history to extremes of violence. Originally...
Grant won the office with the slogan, “Let Us Have Peace.” At the time of Ulysses S. Grant’s election...
In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant created the Department of Justice specifically to counter-far-right terrorism. Introduction Among...
The 1920s Klan, although founded in the South, was not exclusively southern. By David PietruszaIndependent Historian During...