Evidence points to a complex set of practices that defy a singular notion of religion. Religions in...
History
A heterogeneous group of people came together to engage in rational debate without regard to rank. Abstract...
Topics discussed included politics and political scandals, daily gossip, fashion, current events, philosophy, science, and more. Introduction...
You might know the term “concussion” in some capacity. Even if you don’t know too much about...
Yale’s Dorothy Horstmann solved a puzzle that would lead to the first polio vaccines 65 years ago....
The years 1918 and 1919 were difficult not only as a result of the influenza pandemic, but...
In his speech before Congress, Wilson laid out evidence of why the United States should now join...
On Inauguration Day, Lincoln’s procession to the Capitol was surrounded by heavily armed cavalry and infantry. Introduction...
The executive branch of the United States government officially began operations established by the 1787 Constitution. Introduction...
The First Inauguration gave rise to many traditions that continue today. The First Inauguration It was in...
Recitation of the presidential oath of office is the only component in the day’s ceremonies mandated by...
It’s critical to revisit the cultural moment that gave rise to the elite-baiting, conspiracy-mongering turn of the...
Introduction The Stone of Scone (Gaelic: Lia Fail), also known as the Stone of Destiny or Coronation...
The Scottish Enlightenment played a dominant part in the late-18th and early-19th century debate about the location...
No ancient inscription names the coalition as “Sea Peoples” – this is a modern-day designation. Introduction The...
The Fort Bayard military reservation was established in 1866. Introduction It started with a “heavy cold.”[1] In...
It was in fact during the Napoleonic wars at the beginning of the 19th century that the...
Epidemics haunt history, but they shape history too, as happened in 212 BCE at Syracuse. “The dogs...
Thucydides indicates that this plague was extraordinary in that “a pestilence of such extent and mortality was...
His commitment to religious liberty helped to prevent violent sectarian conflict. January 16th marked National Religious Freedom...
He believed that religion promoted virtuous behavior and that Jesus was the greatest moral teacher who ever...
The single most important figure in the history of Evangelicalism was John Wesley, the founder of the...
John Calvin was a leader of the Swiss protestant reformation and a pastor of the Evangelical Church...
Secession and the Civil War were about slavery and race. Introduction In his second inaugural address, Abraham...
John Brown first became a nationally known figure in 1856 through his actions in the Kansas Territory,...
Rhode Island was still using its 1663 colonial charter as a constitution. It required that voters own...
Congress recently passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, criminalizing dissent and increasing the power of the executive...
Presidents who behave badly during transitions usually share something in common – they’re viewed as the worst...
Hamilton was a Federalist. Burr was a Republican. The men clashed repeatedly in the political arena. On...
It could be an early scene in a monster movie. In fact, it’s an image of the...