Memoirs of political imprisonment often provide a disturbing window into the cruelty of particular regimes, but W. Hundee Hurrisoo's 'A Ten Minute Mission: The Least Price for Freedom' goes deeper. In ...

Genocide hearings in The Hague offer a ray of hope for the Rohingya, but aid cuts are worsening a humanitarian crisis in refugee camps.

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. President Trump seems determined to transform America into a straight white Christian nation. He filters our ...

We know, we know - history can seem like a dud. Learning about people who aren't even on this Earth anymore - their birth, experiences, failures, and all those things - can look boring. And sometimes ...

When it comes to education, there is no substitute for learning by doing. To teach children Spanish, have them speak it. To teach them art, give them paper and paints. Plenty of tech titans got their ...

BATH, BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Before North Carolina had cities or even statehood, a quiet town just under a square mile in size was where a piece of the state’s first draft of history was ...

On the evening of Oct. 6, First Parish Church was packed for Jill Lepore’s talk on her newly published book, “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution.” A Harvard professor of History and Law ...

People Magazine, spurning millions of sexy dead people, has once again chosen a Sexiest Man Alive. Quirkily, this title each year almost always goes to an actor. Tens of thousands of callous-handed ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Just shy of 100-years-old, the walls of the Eau Claire Area School District building have seen many things. Communications Manager for the school district said “I think that ...