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, ...

A new exhibition in Mexico City explores how the sacred myth that marked the site of the ancient Mexica — or Azetc — capital ...

Discover the history of slot machines, from the Liberty Bell’s invention to today’s online and video slots that changed ...

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

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's ...

It’s 122 years old and was a one-room schoolhouse in Azusa with a complex past that includes “Americanizing” ...

The Canopy Spirits team harvested premium local bamboo to create the structure, which was engineered by James Wolf, an ...

Term Panic by Thomas Nast was the first political cartoon depicting the elephant as the Republican Party symbol. The GOP ...

A group gathered for the guided tour to explore the fascinating symbolism and history contained in some of the cemetery’s ...

Language Lab, is inviting participants to look at the origins of Ukrainian identity through the lens of Kyivan Rus, the medieval state that shaped Eastern Europe’s history and culture. Saturday, Nov.