Construction plans were hindered by sanctions and supply chain issues, forcing architects to come up with creative...
History
From the anti-slavery movement to civil rights, African Americans have defined freedom and shaped the American experience....
One of the saddest truths about eugenics is that it never went away. Introduction When A-level grades...
Textbooks in the early 20th century said Reconstruction was a gross error and black people needed to...
What was needed then – and in succeeding decades as political defeats – was to keep hope...
The party was ultimately destroyed by the question of whether to allow the expansion of slavery to...
Parties can be corrupting agents. They can organize to destroy as well as build. Introduction While there...
Coolidge hasn’t gone down in history for his triumphs or failures – but his dry sense of...
The country’s distinct history is revealed in banknotes, coins, and other monetary objects. Introduction Before the February...
Gwoździec was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth but is located in southern Ukraine today. Introduction In the...
Narodnichestvo arose after the emancipation of the serfs in 1861 under Tsar Alexander II. Introduction The Narodniks were...
The ancient legal and historical sources speak about passing children to Moloch in fire. Introduction Evidence concerning...
The villagers worship a mysterious American, believing he’ll one day shower their remote island with riches. In...
They believed she was crowned the Queen of Archangels, Uriel, by the Archangel Raphiel. Introduction Ruth E....
Ancient Egyptian paintings and carvings depict children walking with canes at a young age. Introduction The history of...
Iron lungs are normally powered by an electric motor linked to a flexible pumping diaphragm. Introduction An iron...
In an era when we’re still dealing with COVID and monkeypox, the last thing we want is...
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, frequent epidemics saw polio become the most feared disease...
The Gallera or women’s prison was devised in the 17th century. By Dr. D. José Luis de...
A group of Jewish doctors demonstrated their dedication to science – and their own humanity. Introduction Exactly...
Roosevelt caved to war hysteria and paved the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Introduction When...
Throughout history, the air we breathe has been linked to our health, and anxiety has always been...
The bubbles emitted by fermenting beer intrigued 18th-century preacher and chemist Joseph Priestley. Introduction When he was...
Laughing gas could be found in some of the most respectable and fashionable homes of 19th-century Britain....
When it comes to ancient women, Hypatia isn’t just one of the most memorable names from history....
Ancient Israel relied on legal categories to try to make sense of migration, and there were debates....
British culture held considerable cultural and political sway in Canada throughout the 19th century. Introduction When you...
The segregationists tapped into a network of local groups called Citizens’ Councils. Introduction After three days on...
It was in an atmosphere of undeclared political war that Jefferson sought and won the presidency in...
Progressivism was gradually rising from the local and state level to the national level. The Campaign and...