Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

The toys-originally meant to entertain children-entered the national spotlight toward the end of the 1800s. As a response to ...

The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the seller of a home did not have to inform potential buyers of hate symbols ...

Most vintage comfort foods were created by Americans making the most out of their meals. The dishes were less popular as ...

How did decorated trees, cut-out cookies and stockings by the fireplace become Christmas symbols? Christmas symbols we all ...

Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black ...

The painting, a symbol of the horrors of war, depicts the bombardment of civilian targets during an attack on a northern ...

Viewers watched the change unfold through skits, outfit checks, and self-described YG (Young Gentleman) videos that mixed ...

A simple turn of the wrist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2023 has unveiled a centuries-old mystery about ancient Roman craftsmen. Washington State University art history professor ...

George Mason University Political Scientist Jack Goldstone joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about ...

In an online presentation Nov. 17, associate professor at the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the ...