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Behind the front, trains, trucks, planes, and ships labored tirelessly to bring munitions to the troops.
Mary Chesnut’s private diary offers an intimate and colorful glimpse into what life was like for the South’s elite class during the Civil War.
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between Portugal and Spain that determined which lands each country could claim as its own.
Symbols populate the material culture of the Celts, leaving an intriguing code for us to decipher. What are the meanings behind the most important ancient Celtic symbols?
The Silk Road impacted both East Asia and Europe and precipitated significant cultural exchange between the two regions.
One of the world’s most contentious areas, Crimea has long been a battleground for empires and is still a contested territory.
The arrival of Buddhism in Japan in 550 AD sparked vicious political debate and a brutal conflict.
Most nations today describe themselves as some sort of republic, but many used to be monarchies with autocratic rulers. What happened to this once-popular system of government?