One of the better bits of recent social awareness is that people have the right to choose how they'll be addressed. True for individuals, as well as nations.
The Bible isn't a book; it's a collection of books, of many types of literature -- poetry, history. One of the stories told is of King David's son, Absalom.
You may have noticed that pill bottles, prescription pads, and in some cases, the pharmacies themselves, have a symbol that is immediately recognizable.
Nicholas Winton was an ordinary stockbroker in London in the late 1930s. To the 669 children he saved from the Holocaust, he was nothing short of extraordinary.
Contributors to the dispossession of land owned by Black people in the U.S. include heirs property laws, racist farm loan lending practices, and redlining.
One monarch didn't follow the rules and lost almost everything. Here's what the British Royal family really thought about the abdication of King Edward VIII.
For U.S. students, homework is an unfortunate certainty — the childhood equivalent of death and taxes. But it has been controversial since its introduction.
Every so often, a discovery changes everything about the way we look at or think of our ancestors. Here are recent archaeological finds that changed history.
The Monumental Earthworks at Poverty Point have yet to become household names like the Pyramids of Giza or the Sphinx. What was Poverty Point? We explain.
Microphones are pretty much everywhere anymore. Mostly that's a good thing (unless we're talking about illegal surveillance). From whence did they arise?
A number of physical advantages distinguish human beings from much of the animal kingdom, including opposable thumbs, brain size, and walking on two feet.
Sometimes physical symbols represent values or achievements -- a trophy cup, for instance. Sometimes they're rooted in historical value, even practicality.
Humans love to assign names. Whether it's for a child, or a discovery -- geographical, bacterial, or otherwise -- or the passage of time, there's often a name.
Ellis Island has achieved mythic status in American history. Thousands of immigrants passed through its facilities, on their way to becoming U.S. citizens.
Rotterdam's Koningshavenbrug has come into the news lately because of none other than Amazon founder and one of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos.