Explore the Department of History at Miami University of Ohio, where academic excellence meets a vibrant learning environment. Our comprehensive programs offer in-depth studies in American, European, ...

The pilcrow, also known prosaically as the paragraph mark, indicates the start and finish of a paragraph. It is most commonly used in word processing programmes, as a non-permanent mark – i.e. a ...

In his new book, “Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks,” Keith Houston reveals the stories behind esoteric punctuation marks, from the pilcrow ...

A student at Wheat Ridge High School takes notes during sophomore AP U.S. History class on Sept. 25, 2014, in Wheat Ridge, Colo., amid what was then a debate over the Advanced Placement curriculum.

We must reject the notion that passing gun control legislation is impossible, writes Julian Zelizer. History shows that lawmakers have been capable of taking significant steps to strengthen the ...

The significance of Black History Month in 2021 10:06. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," is given much credit for the creation of Black History Month, a federally ...

But tiki bars can often reinforce the idea that Oceania is just a place to vacation, which belies America’s history with the region. In 1960 when the Mai-Kai, a tiki restaurant in Florida, sold ...

According to Benjamin Schmidt of Northeastern University, the number of bachelor’s degrees granted in history declined from 34,642 in 2008 to 24,266 in 2017 even as other majors, such as ...

A leading journal in its field for more than three quarters of a century, the Bulletin spans the social, cultural, and scientific aspects of the history of medicine worldwide. Every issue includes ...

Read More: The True Story of Appomattox Exposes the Dangers of Letting Myths Replace History As a result, over 20 years, the scale and scope of state influence on scholarly research grew ...