Lynching gained momentum during Reconstruction to spread fear among African Americans demanding equal rights. Introduction For many...
These so-called militias hanged eight people and forced several elected officials to resign. Introduction The San Francisco...
An FBI agent writes that too many local police don’t take the far right seriously — or...
Protest as an act of resistance to oppression is a staple of American culture. The very founding...
It led to the rise of Crassus and the devastation of much of southern Italy. By Dr....
Medieval people called it “the blue sickness”, “La pest” (the pestilence), and “the Great Mortality”. NOTE: Hover...
In medieval times natural phenomena, such as comets and eclipses, were regarded as portents of natural disasters,...
In the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the authenticity...
Not until the 1800s did such masks become valued for themselves. Introduction A death mask is a...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, gravely ill from a suspected poisoning, brought a new type of opposition...
The rebellion had a startling effect on Lenin, because the Kronstadt sailors had been among the strongest...
The Confederation was an imposition from the outside onto the Baltic people. Introduction The Livonian Confederation was...
The institution of slavery had long antecedents in Scandinavia, probably going back thousands of years before the...
The Annals of St. Bertin refer to a group of Vikings, who called themselves Rhos (qi se,...
It is hard to go into a modern kitchen and fail to come across an instant pot....
Kübler-Ross was one of the central figures in the hospice care movement. Introduction Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (July 8,...
She was the first woman to be elected head of the American Heart Association. Introduction Helen Brooke...
More than a fifth of U.S. children were working in 1900. It took decades of activism and...
The truth, self-evident, that all men are created equal, has not always been so self-evident for many...
We all know how popular gambling is around the whole world. It is one of the most...
Examining the initial fractures, course, and ultimate resolution of the Civil War that divided the nation. Decade...
Taking a look at some of the key figures who played important roles during one of our...
The practice of amalgam gilding goes back many centuries. It was used by the Romans to apply...
What is probably the first man-made armor for any animal appeared as early as 2600–2500 BCE. Introduction...
Running a successful business is not easy, especially when you are operating in an industry that has...
“Equality before the law” under the Fourteenth Amendment means exactly what it says it means. Former Associate...
Mackintosh played a key role in riots and other events related to the protest and eventual repeal...
The printing press was arguably one of the most revolutionary inventions in the history of the early...
Exploring seven objects that represent some of the key stages in the development of the book in...
Far-right extremists commit many violent attacks and are strong candidates to commit even larger attacks in the...