From the coins we count to the democracy we practice, the mother country’s influence is holding strong...
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Who identified as “American” during the Revolution? To what extent did the American Revolution serve the interests...
Exploring the changing meaning and significance of the American Revolution during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Originally...
In 1775, opposition became armed rebellion. Many of the participants of the Continental Congress at Philadelphia, including...
After WWI, German psychiatrists diagnosed traumatized soldiers as having “hysteria,” othering the men to somewhat disastrous effect....
While in the Balkans, Celtic tribes managed to conquer several Greek, Illyrian, and Thracian armies, carving out...
The Aeneid is Virgil’s masterpiece that he completed after eleven years of intensive work. Originally published by...
Greek temples are one of the earliest well-defined expressions of what we now recognize as the Western...
For thousands of years, Yazidism incorporated elements of Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Gnosticism, Christianity, and Islam. By Seth EislundStudentCarleton...
Europeans, speaking Spanish, Italian and French, had to communicate with indigenous peoples through Nahuatl, the lingua franca...
World War II brought about a new deal for veterans. Introduction In the early morning hours of...
Remainders of Crete’s extraordinary past are scattered all over the island. Introduction As the cradle of European Civilization and...
When it comes to the overhead cranes, dropped loads are the biggest and the most dangerous safety...
Webster saw himself as a saviour of the American language. In the United States, the name Noah...
Charting the evolution of Old English through the 700 years during which it was written and spoken....
A 16th-century folk art was her passport from Sicily to Upstate New York. By Kathleen GarrettActress The...
My great-great grandmother missed the gentle, green valleys of Germany, but our Jewish family needed a new...
Where does economic power come from? Does it exist independently of the law? It seems obvious, even...
Objects, flora, and fauna from these faraway lands were shipped back to Europe where many people perceived...
Interesting History of Wedding Boots From over-the-knee lace loveliness to satin booties, wedding shoes and boots have...
Populists deployed an extreme concept of popular sovereignty over the course of the 20th century. Abstract In...
Exploring current struggles of memory and history within and beyond the Japanese American community. For many Americans,...
Informed by their religious faith, the siblings merged “spiritual” with physical health. The popular singer and movie...
The creativity of the Pallavas did not diminish throughout their reign. By Anantha Krishnan Introduction The Pallavas...
Banias was first settled by the Canaanites c.198 BCE and later renamed Caesarea Philippi by the Romans...
How Malcolm McLean’s shipping containers conquered the global economy by land and sea. On April 26, 1956,...
Of all the things described in William of Rubruck’s account of his travels through 13th-century Asia, perhaps...
The conquest of Persia was not preordained and those living within its vast empire could never foresee...
Long before his campaign launched, ‘Old Hickory’s’ supporters were scrubbing his image. Sixty-five years ago, historian John...
Porter gave a glimpse into a region that was largely unknown to most Europeans. Introduction Sir Robert...