Lake Mungo
World History

The Bones of Australia’s Lake Mungo

For 40,000 years, human remnants remained buried in the sand at Lake Mungo, hidden by the changed landscape.
Protestor holding up a sign reading, "Today we march...tomorrow we vote."
U.S. History

Immigrants and Politics in the 1890s and Today

A comparison between immigration policies in the 1890s and today.
Fire
Quirky History

The Importance of Fire to Human Life

The cultural importance of fire.
Black and white photograph of the Postdam Conference group from 1945
World History

Potsdam and the Origins of the Cold War

An exploration of Potsdam and its effects on the Cold War.
Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. set to shake hands
Politics & Government

The Voting Rights Act at 50

Passage of the act was paved by the sacrifices of Civil Rights activists, especially those who had recently put their bodies on the line at Selma, Alabama.
Illustration of the Cosmic order by Robert Fludd, the World Soul.
World History

Let Panpsychism Expand Your Mind

An examination of panpsychism's history.
Oil painting of a wet nurse holding an infant
Social History

The Lifesaving, Horrifying History of Wet Nurses

The history of wet nurses
Statue of Benjamin Silliman
U.S. History

The Soda Jerk and the Periodical

The history of scientific periodicals starts with Benjamin Silliman's upstart publication.
Stamp-shaped skull and crossbones
U.S. History

Stamping Out the Stamp Act

The history of the Stamp Act as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Still of women from "Gone With the Wind"
U.S. History

What Life Was Really Like for “Southern Belles” During the Civil War

What life was like for southern belles.