There are many contenders for the title of “first gay person in history.” Both ancient Greek and Indian literature are laden with tales of same-sex relationships and characters who identify as a ...

The built and natural worlds around us are full of examples of diversity from small, incremental evolutionary changes. Keyboard designs offer slightly different key spacing and press stiffness; two ...

The history of warfare stretches back thousands of years. One of the earliest recorded conflicts took place around 2700 B.C., ...

The best way to honor the first documented African woman in the English colonies is to build a country where belonging is not ...

Many would like to prove wrong the American philosopher George Santayana, who wrote in the 1920s: “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” The sad truth, though, is that some of humanity’s greatest ...

Over the past two years, U.S. history classes have been at the center of public debate and discussion. Conservative pundits and politicians have said that teachers are “indoctrinating” students to ...