Globalization of the sover eign allowed governments to expand their access to longer-term finance in the late nineteenth and first decades of the twentieth centuries. The focus shifted to bank loans ...

“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” — “The Friends of Voltaire” by Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1906) When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration ...

The history of midwifery looks different around the world. Its path in the United States has followed many twists and turns. In the early parts of the 19th century, midwifery was the most customary ...

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) first met at Lake Success, New York, in February 1947, soon after the founding of the United Nations. All 15 government representatives were women. From its ...

The history of wallpaper is not simply a history of ornamental patterns and designs ... and the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 led to a brief craze for Egyptian motifs. Cut-out borders and ...

In the history of the NBA, the cross-cultural combination of Yao Ming and Steve Francis injected new vigor into the Houston Rockets during their brief yet intense years together, sparking an ...

But where did it all begin? Let’s find out. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of the history of drones, it might be helpful to define what we are talking about. According to various ...

How did the war begin? When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he probably thought the war would be over within days. So did Ukraine’s ...

China’s New Barges Could Make a Tough Task Easier: Invading Taiwan ...