The historical lessons of 1844 are abundantly clear. Recently in St. Louis, the United Methodist General Conference...
In early modern Sweden bathing was a part of everyday life. There were public and private hot-steam...
The word aphrodisiac only began to be used to describe such foods in the late seventeenth century....
The types of Christianity they professed had important differences that led to a lack of recognition and...
Something very important to note about Augustus and his political, societal and religious views is the significant...
Courts in the federal system work differently in many ways than state courts. Introduction Overview The federal...
The Supreme Court had barely gotten used to its new chamber when the War of 1812 commenced...
Here are seven key findings about Americans’ experiences with and attitudes toward guns. Guns are deeply ingrained...
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) was a branch of the United States Army founded in 1863....
The Harriet Lane engaging in a battery at Pig’s Point By Sara Hale My Grandfather’s account of...
The Kushan Empire reached its cultural zenith circa 105 – 250 C.E. and extended from Tajikistan to...
The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic successor state of Alexander the Great’s empire, which at its height...
How did Greenpeace develop this affinity with Native Americans? The German branch of Greenpeace announced itself to...
Even though Neste tried to conceal its intentions, they were obvious enough to members of the local...
Why are prescription drugs so inaccessible and expensive in the United States? By Devin Duffy Rebecca Hovde...
What tools would an alchemist use in the quest to transmute other elements into gold? David Teniers...
Chinese alchemists developed methods for manipulating minerals and altering the state of substances. Introduction Most of us...
Big relief groups often leave poor and rural areas on their own. By Warren Alan Tidwell Recently,...
The ancient Near East, and the Fertile Crescent in particular, is generally seen as the birthplace of...
Considering language from a biological perspective led researchers to the idea that new food processing technologies affected...
What were the causes of the Second World War? Pinpointing the causes of a vast, global event...
The entry of the United States into World War I changed the course of the war, and...
Without its communist Soviet-style economy, North Korea would be South Korea and Kim would lose his fortune....
Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Daoism and Shamanism as practiced historically in Korea, as well...
The architecture of ancient Korea is epitomized by the artful combination of wood and stone. By Mark...
Zoroaster is the name by which this prophet is known in the west (Greek Zoroastres), which is...
Susa began as a small village in the Neolithic Age around 7000 BCE. Introduction Susa was one of...
“The loneliest person who ever lived,” she once called herself. As Brazil attempts to train all eyes...
The assumption that Andean peoples could not have built Tiwanaku is the greatest myth of all. Bolivia,...
From the summer of 1944 till the end of the war in Europe, the US fielded a...