Michelle Humphries

As one of the seminal social revolutions in human history, the French Revolution holds a...

The current view of science is that Earth is around 4.6 billion years old, and the first...

Riots are an aspect of American history that do not show up much in history textbooks, ex...

The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenou...

India has been the location of many different empires throughout its long history. The In...

Although Teotihuacan reached the height of its power and influence about 1500 years ago, ...

Few today know much about the Quakers. Whenever the subject of Quakerism slips into conve...

Of all the great actors of the 20th century, none personifies acting royalty more than L...

If Billie Holiday wanted to become a jazz singer, she chose the best of all eras in which...

A land of almost 3 million square miles has lain since time immemorial on the southern fl...

To many, the mention of maritime merchants evokes an imagery of growling pirates donned ...

Olivia de Havilland was one of the last living actresses who worked during the Golden Era...

The United Nations is one of the most famous bodies in the world, and its predecessor, t...

Although the slave systems required the continual use of force and coercion, as well as t...

Anne Bradstreet was born into an unusual family that, in the early years of the 17th cen...

When one thinks of the world’s first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some o...

*Perfect for ages 7-10In Charles River Editors’ History for Kids series, your child...

One of the most important figures constantly brought up during the Christmas season is Sa...

Among all the various figures in 19th century America who left controversial legacies, it...

As the oft-repeated and invariably accurate pearl of wisdom goes, a dog truly is man's be...

To the ancient Egyptians, the gods and goddesses were all around them and could be seen d...

As the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the late 5th century, Hadrian’s Wall was a...

India’s oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan...

Louis Armstrong once claimed that “Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet ...

For decades, parodies featuring ominous, mysterious cults have been a favorite gag in pop...

In 1769, Captain James Cook’s historic expedition in the region would lead to an En...

Given the abundance of funerary artifacts that have been found within the sands of Egypt,...

In the years following World War II, Los Angeles and other large American cities were hi...

When one thinks of the world’s first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some o...

Modern Ufology focuses on mysterious lights on Ceres or tales of alien abduction, but thi...

There were approximately 1,500 Greek city-states (poleis) in the Classical era, and sacri...

By the turn of the 20th century, American entertainment was still preoccupied with Europe...

In the over 100 years since it sank on its maiden voyage, the Titanic has been the subjec...

Given how far back the Egyptian civilization goes, it’s no surprise that Egypt is s...

The United States has never had a shortage of cults based on religious teachings and cha...

One overlooked figure in the Punic Wars is Hamilcar Barca, who is now best remembered fo...

Cola di Rienzo was a man whose life and actions have reverberated down the centuries, as...

People have always been fascinated with the hidden, the mysterious, and the unexplained....

It can be argued that Roman culture was, indeed, Graeco-Roman rather than Roman. It was t...

Perhaps it should also not be surprising that the themes found in contemporary conspirac...

The first specimen of megamouth shark (megachasma pelagios) was discovered on November 1...

Despite the fact some Neolithic communities grew to considerable sizes, they’re ty...

Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to th...

In their biography of Pablo Picasso, Hans Ludwig and Chris Jaffe note that “for hi...