Tag: US history
The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to...
Christian Goodwillie, Hamilton College
Director Mona Fastvold’s new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” features actor Amanda Seyfried in...
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to...
Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University
Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines....
Demolishing the White House East Wing to build a ballroom embodies...
R. Grant Gilmore III, College of Charleston
From ancient Egypt to Washington, D.C., rulers have long used architecture and...
Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Konden Smith Hansen, University of Arizona
Russell M. Nelson, a former heart surgeon and longtime church leader, was 93...
Hidden treasures of America’s national parks are closer than you might think
Jeffrey C. Hallo, Clemson University
When people think about national parks, they often think about the most famous ones...
Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious...
Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College
Nearly 5 million travelers come to Wyoming to visit Yellowstone National Park each year,...
From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police...
Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy
Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement raids, President...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
