The salute became popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries in artworks and theatre performances, showing Romans saluting as a way of greeting each other ...

A new book spotlights Frances Perkins' efforts to challenge the United States' restrictive immigration policies as President ...

The German parliament is to debate an application for a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in plenary session ...

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The Historical Society hired an art student a century ago to reproduce historic portraits of Indigenous people at the Smithsonian.

A new exhibition in Athens uses art and antiquities from the Cyclades islands to reveal the experiences of ancient Greek ...

The long-lost secret diaries of Unity Mitford, which offer unprecedented insights into her extraordinary relationship with ...

In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.

But as I survey my surroundings on the Viale Europa, the streets are deserted,the landscape positively futuristic. Arriving ...

T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men introduced us to a 'whimper' of despair, while Hitler's Mein Kampf foreshadowed catastrophe. What ...