Humanities

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This important document proclaimed to the world that the original 13 American colonies were free from British rule.

Both African and Asian elephants are tied to many folklore and religious beliefs.

In this article, you will find information about the names of different types of birds in the German language. The German names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

American politics was not always dominated by Conservative Republicans and Liberal Democrats. Not only were other political parties once active in the United States, but the ideologies of the two major parties were quite different than they are today.

In this article, you find the information about the names of different types of vegetables in the French language. The vegetable names have also been provided along with their images to help readers learn them easily.

The horrors of America’s Civil War broke the mind of a sensitive Union Army surgeon.

In warfare, innovation spurs victory. The Roman Maniple came to dominate the battlefields of antiquity through a unique fusion of individual savagery and the discipline of the phalanx.

Captain Roger Gallagher was a highwayman who harassed the British oppressors who occupied his country.

In this article, you will get the information about the names of 20 different types of birds in the Danish language. The Danish names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of 20 different types of birds in the Italian language. The Italian names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of different kinds of birds in the Portuguese language. The Portuguese names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of 20 different kinds of birds in the French language. The French names have been provided alongside their English meanings to help English readers learn them.

Ludwig II showed little interest in royal duties; his passion was building castles, an activity that bankrupted him.

In this article, you will learn the words for different types of construction materials in the Punjabi language. The Punjabi words have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In 1915, a Great Lakes passenger steamer flipped over and became a deadly shipwreck.

A mix of high property prices, new construction techniques, and extreme wealth has produced a new architectural trend in New York: the super-slender skyscraper.

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of colors in the Portuguese language. The Portuguese names have been provided alongside their English meanings translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of colors in the Polish language. The Polish names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of colors in the Dutch language. The Dutch names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of colors in the Danish language. The Danish names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them easily.

George Washington was a slave owner who famously freed his slaves in his will. For more than a hundred years afterward, African American men claimed to be his only surviving body servant. But were they truly his slaves?

This article explores how Tess’s animal comparisons function throughout the novel, especially in terms of how these comparisons aid Thomas Hardy’s commentary on societal and religious laws versus the laws of nature.

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of colors in the Italian language. The Italian names have been provided alongside their English translations to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of colors in the German language. The German names have been provided alongside their English meanings to help English readers learn them easily.

A titanic work and an excellent reference source for the ships of the French royal navy, "French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626-1786" could have used some additional detail for ship characteristics. It is a specialized tome, which is largely unnecessary for most readers.

This review will explain how this book is a brilliantly descriptive, detailed, and well written exposé on the disastrous French 1746 New Brunswick Expedition, which provides an irreplaceable view on operations and leadership of the French Navy.

A free Black man in New York State was kidnapped and sold into slavery.

If you don’t have too much time to commit, here are some of the best books that you can read in a day.

An exploration of what makes a story or novel worth reading and rereading. For my examples, I am drawing from George R.R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones."

In this article, you will learn the names of different types of flowers in the Romanian language.The Romanian names of the flowers have also been provided alongside their English meanings to help English readers learn them.

In 1942, men dressed as Nazi soldiers staged a pretend attack on the Canadian city.

This article will take a look at the life of Lucretius, the influential Roman philosopher-poet. He was the writer of the classic work "De Rerum Natura," an Epicurean masterpiece.

In Sleepy Hollow sojourned a schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane. On the autumn night of a party, the story is told of the Headless Horseman, a ghost who seeks a replacement head from any wayward night-traveling villagers for his own missing one.

A common war tactic in dealing with a stubborn community that refused to surrender was to starve its inhabitants into submission.

The only mammals that can fly are the subject of weird mythologies and massive misinformation.

These Ilocano phrases are commonly used during parties and holiday celebrations. Learn new words and use these Ilocano holiday phrases to surprise your family and friends this Christmas and New Year.

Supernatural ghosts and other paranormal entities are scattered throughout Jane Eyre. In a novel that is otherwise realistic, these elements of the supernatural are quite strange. This article explores the reasons behind these supernatural appearances.

Kidnapped by the Shawnee during the French and Indian War, courageous pioneer woman Mary Draper Ingles escaped captivity in Kentucky and walked over 500 miles up the Ohio and New Rivers to her home in Blacksburg, Virginia.

This article focuses on the weird and wonderful world of Italian idioms and explores the linguistic shortcuts that make the Italian language so fascinating.

Some cities were once inhabited but due to natural calamities, wars and climate change, they were abandoned many years ago. This article lists some of the legendary lost cities of India.

The incarnation of Jesus Christ had been predicted centuries before the events occurred. Prophecies uttered by men of God that lived centuries apart all marvelously find their fulfillment in the prophet from Nazareth.

In this article, you will learn the names of different vehicles in the Dutch language. The Dutch names have been provided alongside their English meanings to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will learn the names of different vehicles in the Portuguese language. The Portuguese names have been provided alongside their English meanings to help English readers learn them.

In this article, we will discuss the names of different vehicles in the Italian language. The Italian names have been provided alongside their English meanings to help English readers learn them.

In this article, we will learn the names of different vehicles in the French language. The English meanings have also been provided alongside French names to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will find the names of different vehicles in the German language. The English meanings of the vehicle names have also been provided alongside the German names to help English readers learn them.

In this article, you will find the names of different vehicles in the Spanish language.

The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding is commonly found as part of English class curriculums all over the United States. Even though it is a story about boys stranded on a deserted island, the story has depth and symbolism.

Charlie Higson’s “The Enemy” is a horrific, grueling adventure where everyone over 16 is either dead or diseased, and kids all over London have to come together to fight for their lives.

These Filipino/Tagalog phrases are commonly used during the holidays. Learn new words and use these holiday phrases to surprise your family and friends this Christmas and New Year.