What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
Jacques d'Arc (sometimes written as Jacquot d'Arc) was Joan of Arc's father.
Jacques Necker (1732 - 1804) was trusted by the French people and, for a time, served as Louis XVI's Minister of Finance.
James Figg (1684-1734) is credited with reviving the ancient sport of boxing in Britain (where he is known as the “Father of British Boxing”).
Japan believed that its home islands were safe from attack by Allied bombers because no plane could reach Japan. That is, until Jimmy Doolittle and hi...
Learn about this famous author through the work of Ten Great Writers of the Modern World - James Joyce's Ulysses"
Before the Pearl Harbor bombing, Japanese-Americans lived and worked on Terminal Island. After the bombing, their homes were destroyed and their way o...
While a group of battle-hardened Japanese soldiers fought against Filipino-and-American soldiers in The Philippines, during the first part of 1942, ot...
This book tells us about "The Untold Story of the Japanese and the Jews During World War II.
This image depicts the original of an exhibit introduced during the Tokyo War Crimes Trial.
Jefferson Davis - President of The Confederate States of America - first took office as a provisional leader. He was elected to the position on Novemb...
Although a committee of five men are assigned to draft a Declaration of Indepenence, for the thirteen American Colonies, it is Thomas Jefferson, princ...
Creede, Colorado was originally known as "Jimtown. It was the hometown of the famous American boxer, Jack Dempsey.
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