Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s protest strategies for non-violence and civil disobedience, a group of black and white college students in Chicago in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), helping to launch one of the America’s most important civil rights movements.
During the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, a devastating and violent riot destroyed the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, commonly referred to as Black Wall Street for its concentration of black-owned businesses and its prosperity. The victims of the massacre were hastily buried in unmarked graves, and then a quiet effort began to erase the memory…
When American soldiers fought Germany in World War II, there was one group that was particularly motivated – about 2,000 Jewish refugees, mostly Germans and Austrians, who fled the Nazis and then returned to Europe to confront their executioners as members of US military intelligence. The so-called Ritchie Boys were among approximately 15,000 graduates of…
One of the most remarkable transformations in history unfolded during the life of Ashoka the Great, a ruler who transitioned from a brutal conqueror of a vast empire to a benevolent emperor guided by nonviolent principles of Buddhism. The pivotal moment in this extraordinary journey—from which rulers across the world would do well to take…
The Bar Kokhba Revolt of 132 AD had profound and enduring effects on Jews and Judaism. Firstly, it led to the shattering of Judaic society, with devastating consequences for Jewish communities. The systematic annihilation by the Romans resulted in widespread death, enslavement, and dispersion, marked by the massacre of civilians, including religious leaders like Rabbi…
Over two million soldiers enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. At its end, the United States had far more veterans and surviving dependents than it had ever had before. In the decades that followed, military pensions became a significant part of the federal budget, accounting for 37% of the budget in 1894….
Pandemics have ravaged human civilizations through history. But global health crises have also sparked progress in culture and society, changing lives for the better. Water and sanitation systems improved and revelations led to innovations in limiting disease spread, as well as in treatments and vaccines. “Public policy and society as a whole have been dramatically…
During the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, a devastating and violent riot destroyed the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, commonly referred to as Black Wall Street for its concentration of black-owned businesses and its prosperity. The victims of the massacre were hastily buried in unmarked graves, and then a quiet effort began to erase the memory…
When American soldiers fought Germany in World War II, there was one group that was particularly motivated – about 2,000 Jewish refugees, mostly Germans and Austrians, who fled the Nazis and then returned to Europe to confront their executioners as members of US military intelligence. The so-called Ritchie Boys were among approximately 15,000 graduates of…
One of the most remarkable transformations in history unfolded during the life of Ashoka the Great, a ruler who transitioned from a brutal conqueror of a vast empire to a benevolent emperor guided by nonviolent principles of Buddhism. The pivotal moment in this extraordinary journey—from which rulers across the world would do well to take…
The Bar Kokhba Revolt of 132 AD had profound and enduring effects on Jews and Judaism. Firstly, it led to the shattering of Judaic society, with devastating consequences for Jewish communities. The systematic annihilation by the Romans resulted in widespread death, enslavement, and dispersion, marked by the massacre of civilians, including religious leaders like Rabbi…
Over two million soldiers enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. At its end, the United States had far more veterans and surviving dependents than it had ever had before. In the decades that followed, military pensions became a significant part of the federal budget, accounting for 37% of the budget in 1894….
Pandemics have ravaged human civilizations through history. But global health crises have also sparked progress in culture and society, changing lives for the better. Water and sanitation systems improved and revelations led to innovations in limiting disease spread, as well as in treatments and vaccines. “Public policy and society as a whole have been dramatically…
During the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, a devastating and violent riot destroyed the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, commonly referred to as Black Wall Street for its concentration of black-owned businesses and its prosperity. The victims of the massacre were hastily buried in unmarked graves, and then a quiet effort began to erase the memory…
When American soldiers fought Germany in World War II, there was one group that was particularly motivated – about 2,000 Jewish refugees, mostly Germans and Austrians, who fled the Nazis and then returned to Europe to confront their executioners as members of US military intelligence. The so-called Ritchie Boys were among approximately 15,000 graduates of…
One of the most remarkable transformations in history unfolded during the life of Ashoka the Great, a ruler who transitioned from a brutal conqueror of a vast empire to a benevolent emperor guided by nonviolent principles of Buddhism. The pivotal moment in this extraordinary journey—from which rulers across the world would do well to take…
The Bar Kokhba Revolt of 132 AD had profound and enduring effects on Jews and Judaism. Firstly, it led to the shattering of Judaic society, with devastating consequences for Jewish communities. The systematic annihilation by the Romans resulted in widespread death, enslavement, and dispersion, marked by the massacre of civilians, including religious leaders like Rabbi…
Over two million soldiers enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. At its end, the United States had far more veterans and surviving dependents than it had ever had before. In the decades that followed, military pensions became a significant part of the federal budget, accounting for 37% of the budget in 1894….
Pandemics have ravaged human civilizations through history. But global health crises have also sparked progress in culture and society, changing lives for the better. Water and sanitation systems improved and revelations led to innovations in limiting disease spread, as well as in treatments and vaccines. “Public policy and society as a whole have been dramatically…
