The catastrophe led to in-depth government reviews. Despite a gale warning from the local meterological office on...
History
While living in Puerto Rico he observed and recorded every day Puerto Rican life. Fray Íñigo Abbad...
The history of the island of Puerto Rico (Rich Port) before the arrival of Christopher Columbus is...
The archaic Greek poet is conceived of as the wellspring from which the later Western artistic tradition...
A new generation of forensics has turned up surprising results and taken us closer to establishing just...
Enlightenment debates about colonialism had very little to do with what actually happened on the ground. While...
The Enlightenment advocated reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, government, and...
Galen’s experimental methods foreshadowed later developments of Western scientific medicine. Introduction Galen (129 C.E. – c. 210...
Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician. Introduction Hippocrates of Cos II, or...
Ancient writers who crafted these accounts sought to create a fellowship of grief between their communities. I...
Exploring data from archaeology, letters, contracts, laws, material culture, ancient stories, and religious practices. Introduction The choices...
Iowa is unrepresentative–disproportionately whiter, older, and more rural than the country as a whole. Every four years,...
Balibar’s ‘portmanteau’ invites us to invent a ‘politics against politics’. Introduction It could be asserted that the...
As the favorite son of Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes had much in his favor. The Campaign and...
The year 1824 was a political turning point in which none of the old rules applied. The...
Exploring the legacy of the empire and state-system imposed on Europe during the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon has...
The regalia includes several medieval articles and gemstones. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Crown Jewels of the...
Marijuana has been in the news for quite a while, which has made many people wonder why...
Though food costs rose for everyone, low-income families living in districts like the Lower East Side, were...
They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
Through the twelfth century, Salernitan masters showed a growing interest in theoretical foundations. Medical practice and learning...
At the emerging universities, from around 1250, this fundamental “Ars medicine” or “Articella” was at the heart...
Hebron has long been a city of conflict between Palestinian residents and Israeli settlers. Introduction Hebron is...
Modern DNA analyses give an indication of what might be learned from ancient studies. By Dr. Roy...
He won the support of Roosevelt’s “New Deal” coalition: labor, Blacks, Jews, farmers from the Midwest, and...
By 1840, William Henry Harrison became the first presidential candidate to tour and give speeches to adoring...
Lyrics ranged from broad satire to sincere political expression, demonstrating just how effective a messenger music can...
All the participants recognized they were creating America’s most important public building. Introduction George Washington and Thomas...
Even after his death in 1790, Franklin remained an American celebrity. Introduction Born in Boston on January...
The era of Prohibition, which began in 1920 and ended in 1933, left many legacies – more...