Globe showing Iran and its surrounding areas

Iranian/Persian Americans

Iranian and Persian identity in America.
Viking ships at sail

L’Anse aux Meadows and the Viking Discovery of North America

Vikings traveled to the New World centuries before Columbus, setting up the establishment that is L'Anse aux Meadows.
Close-up of a dial pack of birth control pills

Birth Control’s Slow Path to the Mainstream

A look at changing public opinion of birth control.
Landing page for the International Monetary Fund website

The IMF in Context

Governments and the IMF enter into an agreement for shadier reasons.
Greek flag

In Greece, “Ochi” Again

The Greeks rallied under the word "ochi", or no, as the Italians attempted to gain control of Greece during 1940-1941.
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Unlocking Your Ancestor’s Political Leanings

Ethnicity and job occupation are but a few factors in tracing the political leanings of your ancestors.
Relics from prior American War sit in the sunset

Origins of the Confederate Lost Cause

The mythos of the The Lost Cause of the Confederacy.
The French flag handing from the Arc de Triomphe

Bastille Day

The origins and contested meanings of Bastille Day.
A couple in love at a picnic in the woods

How Americans Used to Picnic

A historic look at the picnic.
Plain of Jars

Laos’ Perplexing Plain of Jars

Scattered across 15,000 square km of rolling hills, rice paddies, and forests of Xieng Khouang Province in Laos is a mysterious plain of jars.