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The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...
Biodiversity continued to decrease in most of the areas we studied, irrespective of population increase or decrease. Only ...
The first instalment of this four-part series looks at some of the early figures who paved the way for marathon runners in ...
Beekeeper Scott Svab explains the value of invasive Japanese knotweed blossoms to local bee populations, and provides a ...
More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films ...
J.N. Shapiro, RGM, and Cornell Watches are all U.S.-based companies putting the spotlight on American-made watches.
Japanese knotweed can grow several inches a day, is so aggressive that it is nearly impossible to eradicate, and is lowering property values worldwide.
The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.
According to Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger, reproductive justice “demands sexual autonomy and gender freedom for every ...
19th Century White House Female Kitchen Staff The White House Historical Association joined with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to look at the role of food and dining in ...
BOOK EXCERPT This book illustrates how a robust cultural milieu in the 19th century modernised Calcutta An excerpt from ‘Modernity in Indian Art: Reflections’, edited by Harsha V Dehejia.
The Japanese School, 18th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Since 2002 the record price for ...