During the nineteenth century, London was riddled with crime and corruption and the district of Whitechapel was filled with prostitutes and crime. To worsen matters,
t eleven in the morning on October 16, 1793, the prison gate of the Conciergerie opened and the Widow Capet strode out. The armed force
A distinctive quality of a genius is the genius’ ability to retain information and the ability to recount memories in a picturesque manner. Dickens is
In 1899, Ah Sou, a Chinese orphan, was sold to a man named Moy Sam with the belief that she would accompany him to the
Some people might believe that comic books originated in the United States or that they are a modern invention. In reality, this genre dates back
It was between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 am on the morning of September 11, 2001 that the unthinkable happened in the United States.
Every 16th of September, there is a great celebration that occurs in Mexico. It is the celebration of independence, also known as “El Grito de
Two hundred years after Frankenstein’s release, scholars and casual readers alike continue to study Mary Shelley’s most prominent work. On the surface, Frankenstein is simple horror:
As you make your rounds through the makeshift hospital your group has hastily set up, you pause and take a moment to process your surroundings
Many people know of the Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos, which is filled with vibrant colors and intricately painted faces. What many people don’t know
“To me, Hyesan was home,” explained Yeon-Mi Park, a young North Korean defector.1 Hyesan, her home, had a power grid with no promise of continuously working,
Charles Darwin was a naturalist that proposed the theory of natural selection and the theory of evolution still studied and widely accepted as true today.
Mid-way through the nineteenth century, people still believed in the disease theory of miasma. Miasma was a type of “bad air” that was thought to
Standing at an average height of 11 ft. and weighing 6 tons, the African elephant is the largest mammal walking the Earth. As they migrate
The year is 1920. The Treaty of Sevres has just been signed on August 10, 1920 effectively ending the rule of the Ottoman Empire and
Winner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Storyteller Best Overall Research Best Explanatory Article Snow White is one of the most
Winner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Article with the Best Use of Images Best Article in the Category of “International Relations”
On January 9, 1884, three days after Gregor Mendel’s death, a huge cloud of smoke could be seen rising from the Abbey of St. Thomas.
Since the end of Second World War, the United States has been the leading military and economic power not just in the Americas, but in
Winner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Article with the Best Title A storm was brewing over the little town of Lyme
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