Local power struggles about the nature of civic authority helped to define ideas of citizenship and of...
History
President Wilson’s government criminalized dissenters as traitors. By Dr. Richard L. PiferFormer Director, Reference and Public ServicesWisconsin...
The case established the precedent that the public could participate in FCC matters. Introduction White Mississippians strongly...
Tsar Nicholas II, the last of the Romanovs, was a bloodless non-entity riddled with prejudice and superstition....
When war broke out in 1914, the dominant expression from the Ukrainians was one of solidarity. Introduction...
The Russians were furious, and permanent damage was done to their military records. Introduction “This court, upon...
Exploring the perennial issues sex presents and how medieval societies dealt with them. While total abstinence for...
During the late 1660s in Paris, transfusing the blood of calves and lambs into human veins promised...
During World War II, as casualties mounted, the need for blood increased. Charles Richard Drew (June 3,...
From ancient marine vessels to modern luxury yachts, boaters throughout history have always looked for ways to...
The American Revolution was not primarily about democracy, at least understood as a form of government. Introduction...
This single-minded private individual aroused millions to throw off their oppressors. Introduction As nobody before, Thomas Paine...
The lack of a Bill of Rights became an issue during Virginia’s ratification convention. During the period...
Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity and the beliefs and practices...
What we think we know about the arrival of Homo sapiens on this continent. In the 1970s, college students in archaeology...
The Sand Creek Massacre is one of the most emotionally charged and controversial events in American history....
Private ownership of property was one of the most powerful tools that could be used to bring...
Little did contemporaries know they were witnessing a sort of valediction: the last secular games of Rome....
The Antwerp animal specialist Joannes Fyt (1611–1661) produced several depictions of Aesopic fables in nature. Introduction notable...
Aldo Leopold’s visionary thinking still guides today’s environmental stewards. One hundred and twenty acres, according to the County...
Human beings have always found ways to socialize and challenge each other. Popular board, strategy, and casino...
Examining about 20 honorary consuls suspected of supporting the Third Reich through espionage and other activities. In...
The Nuremberg Laws made official the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Introduction It was in Nuremberg, officially...
Kolbe knew that his access to sensitive information put him in a unique position to help the...
Every city had a temple complex clearly visible from afar for its ziggurat. Introduction Mesopotamian religion was central...
The history of the ancient Hebrews is a difficult subject. Introduction Of the Bronze and Iron-Age cultures,...
Everything changed in the Arab world in the sixth century CE. Introduction The history of Islam is...
Lotto games like the lotto Powerball jackpot have been played for centuries, and their popularity has only...
A rationale for studying the origins of the prehistoric state in Greece. Introduction Once defined as an...
Unity is a complex concept, rather an abstract idea than a factual circumstance. Introduction Since the seventeenth...