What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
People wear red poppies on Veterans' Day. Why is that? Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, an artistic display of 888,246 ceramic poppies at the Tower ...
The Red Tail pilots begin to shoot down superior German bombers.
America adopts child labor laws in 1938, but other countries still employ children to provide cheap labor.
President Nixon's actions are the subject of many famous political cartoons by Herb Block (Herblock), which can be viewed online.
Within ten years after Wallace's death, Scotland is free and Robert the Bruce becomes king.
The Catholic Church tries to repress scientific ideas which go against Church dogma; the Illuminati, a secret group, allegedly forms to promote scient...
Often royalty are the only people who can afford illuminated manuscripts.
Improving its original design, Galileo uses the telescope to view the sky and planets.
Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian teenager, works as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the west.
The Catholic Church makes Nicholas a saint and his feast day is the anniversary of his death: December 6.
Saint Nicholas of Bari is kind to children, protects sailors and gives generously of himself and his material possessions.
Examine paintings and engravings of the American West before the transcontinental railroad.
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