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).
On the 26th of October, 1942, the USS Juneau (CL-52) was involved in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands.
People have been exchanging Valentines for hundreds of years, but what do we know about the origins of this romantic Day of Love called "Valentine's D...
Vincent painted this self-portrait in September of 1888.
Thackeray's drawings, in his 1848 edition of Vanity Fair, tell us something about the way he views his characters (and Victorian society).
Vatican Hill (known, in Latin, as Vaticanus Mons) is a Roman hill located on the opposite side of the Tiber River from the more commonly known "seven ...
In 1939, while reconstruction work was taking place inside St.
This map depicts the areas of significant German defenses along the Omaha Beach front.
This diagram depicts Henry F. Osborn's 1924 drawing of a Velociraptor mongoliensis' skull and claw.
The Palace of Versailles, where the treaty ending WWI was signed, is depicted in this painting by Pierre Patel which he created in 1668.
Joseph Mallord William Turner, a British artist who lived between 1775-1851, created this watercolor called “Vesuvius in Eruption” sometime betwee...
Major differences in social standing existed between people during Victorian times. We call these distinctions ''classes.''
To aid in the capture of Cherbourg, an important French port where Germany had radar stations, the Allies had to create an artificial harbor which the...
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