Success did not come easy to Einstein. It took six minutes, fifty-one seconds for Albert Einstein to...
History
How did writers and audiences in late Victorian England and America explore the idea of a hidden...
Examining Georgian England’s new craze for sea-bathing. The Wellcome Library has a first edition of a book...
Corroborating Prudence’s wartime adventures is difficult. Introduction Prudence Patterson was born in 1743 (either in Wales or...
What forms has dissent taken in U.S. history? What is the role of dissent in a representative...
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has created what feels like an unprecedented situation in the District: Schools are...
Incidents of polio increased to epidemic proportions after 1900. What was going on? Introduction Poliomyelitis (polio) is...
Mary McLeod Bethune founded a college, defied the Klan, advised presidents, and was a fierce warrior for...
In their last days, the suffragist pioneers looked back and left us their story in letters. “It...
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Examining how cats have been historically represented since the ancient world. Introduction Furry friends can be comforting...
Analysis of a bronze cat reveals clues about its ancient past. By Jeffrey Maish, Judith Barr, and...
The Transcontinental Railroad facilitated the colonization of western territories by encouraging new settlements on Indigenous lands. The...
She was an outspoken critic of harsh treatment of the Paiute in the American West. For the...
The women chose psychological sabotage and developed unique strategies. Introduction Nearly all the 1.3 million people sent...
A medieval person would have looked upon the owl and the birds and seen a Christian parable....
Plebeians sought to enforce reform on Patricians – and it worked. First, what happened in politics at...
A series of struggles between the Plebeians and Patricians that would last over the span of 200...
The plague, named the Black Death by later historians, had a devastating effect on the European population...
With no accurate knowledge about the disease and the way it was spread, what could be done...
Romans were meticulous about their legal codes and left many for us to study today. Introduction The...
What was the role of rhetoric in all of their different courts and procedures? By O.E. Tellegen...
The plutocracy of Carthage was only too willing to pick a quarrel with Rome. The Semitic colony...
When nobles and wealthy members of communities reigned supreme. Introduction Oligarchy is a form of government in...
Maggie Lena Walker was one of the most important Black businesswomen in the nation, and today too...
Mary Edwards Walker defied convention in just about everything she did. Mary Edwards Walker was uncompromising in...
We can now catch tiny pieces of DNA from ancient diseases and look for clues about how...
The ‘Hippocratic’ four humours, Roman hygiene, the first hospitals, and home remedies. The Greeks combined dietetics, medicines,...
Examining the census statistics left by official records. It has been customary for historians to accept, though...
One of the earliest documented censuses was taken in 500-499 B.C.E. by the Persian Empire’s military for...
The president accuses his former vice president of treason and tussles with a Supreme Court justice. Mark...