The life and times of Hoover from his birth, to his life as an engineer, Secretary of...
History
Reports reached London in 1720 and 1721 that the plague had already killed tens of thousands in...
It was the last widespread outbreak of bubonic plague in England during the 400-year Second Pandemic. Introduction...
The development of Korean literature is quite unique due to the creation of a complete new language...
A history of architecture favoring practicality, frugality, and harmony with nature. Introduction Korean architecture refers to the...
Distrust of a sales pitch is as old as the barter system. Introduction How often have you...
In the years following the American Revolution, speed was the most important consideration for ships. Introduction The...
Roughly fifty years after a handful of suffragists conceived the idea, it became a hard-fought reality. Introduction...
The more that efforts to suppress voting rights in America change, the more they remain the same....
In ancient texts, apocalyptic messages cultivated endurance and encouragement through dire circumstances. Introduction With streets deserted, hospitals...
Rationed foods were categorized as either needing red or blue points. Introduction The events on December 7,...
By Tom MorainHistorian Introduction Farmers struggled with low prices all through the 1920s, but after 1929 things...
One of his greatest achievements has faded into relative obscurity. No president can end an epidemic single...
This flu was different from others. It was especially brutal. By Jeffrey AndersonHistorian The Deaths Began The...
His actions in office set a precedent for a strong executive branch and a strong central government....
As the first president of the United States, George Washington set several important precedents for the federal...
The prohibition, or “dry,” movement began in the 1840s, spearheaded by pietistic religious denominations, especially the Methodists....
There were very serious matters at the heart of the debates surrounding the legislation that ushered in...
How shared texts offer community in a time of isolation. Every spring for millennia, Jews around the...
A historian of the Bible explains how ancient Israelites changed the ways of their worship. As the...
The foundational Jewish texts assert that a fetus does not attain the status of personhood until birth....
Pregnancy and birth have been represented by human beings since pre-historic times in every form of human...
Exploring the rise of the phenomenon in the U.S. This article, Eastern Sports and Western Bodies: The...
A favorite of Old Hickory, she made him seem kinder than he was. Why? Though he no...
Even with the clash of cultures, the Inka (among other peoples) adapted to the new circumstances, as...
How did Twain’s Huckleberry Finn engage and challenge popular ideas about slavery and race in nineteenth-century America?...
How did literature help make sense of the war and the profound changes it brought to the...
What is the context for Shakespeare’s Roman plays? Why did classical Rome capture the interest of people...
Laetus emulated the life of the ancient Romans, living in a modest house on the Esquiline. Introduction...
According to Shinto belief, Jimmu is regarded as a direct descendant of the sun goddess, Amaterasu. Introduction...