Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity’s most important rituals
The 14th century is known for catastrophe.
The 14th century is known for catastrophe.
Madeleine Albright may have not coined the phrase “indispensable nation,” but she will always be associated with the concept.
Since Charles’ declaration that women’s parts “maie be performed by woemen,” women have played an increasingly diverse role in Shakespearean theater – including playing lead male roles.
While Russia is leading a merciless war in Ukraine that has resulted in millions of Ukrainian refugees’ fleeing to neighboring countries, Western brands are on the exodus from Russia.
Speaking from his nation’s capital of Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress as Russian shells continue to bombard the city.
On mountain peaks scattered across Colorado, machines are set up to fire chemicals into the clouds in attempts to generate snow.
Stunning advances have happened in medicine since President Richard Nixon declared the “war on cancer” just over a half-century ago.
To the relief of avocado lovers from coast to coast, the recent drama between the United States and Mexico was fleeting.
The Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds and with grace.
In short, Diego Garcia was the perfect place from which to guard against the expansion of Soviet naval power and political influence in the emerging Third World.