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The true history of America includes evil acts of slavery. It can't be erased by defunding African American history museums ...
Behind the Iron Curtain, millions were imprisoned in Soviet gulags—forced labor camps that fueled Stalin’s rise and kept the ...
Speaking before the House Education and Workforce Committee Wednesday, amid the White House’s efforts to dismantle her agency ...
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The Hidden History of a 176-Year-Old Plantation Cemetery
A 176-year-old plantation and slave cemetery has been uncovered, revealing a hidden chapter of history. This site offers a ...
In recent years, a new wave of Chinese cultural products, represented by games, short dramas, and online literature, has captivated millions overseas.
Pointing the finger at immigrants has always been easier than solving underlying economic problems. Let's not go down that ...
There has always been a marketplace for the personal cards of important people, but the humble ceremonial personal card (aka ...
Santa Cruz didn’t want a boardwalk, for fear it would become low-life amusements, of freak shows, gambling and brothels. But ...
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” Marx’s aphorism feels newly prescient. Last week, the U.S.
The reception of Lafayette at Mount Vernon, home of Washington,’ painted by Herman Bencke around 1875. Bencke & Scott/Library of Congress by Matthew Smith America is nearing the 250th ...
A millet-farming settlement on the Shandong coast in Neolithic China around 4,500 years ago organized its society by maternal ...
What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer ...