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).
Around 1863, Angelo Mariani - a Frenchman born on the island of Corsica - decided to mix coca leaves with French wine. His new product became extremel...
Soon after the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno, the narrator (Dante) is joined by someone who can lead him on his journey. It’s Vir...
Thanks to a mother lode of gold and silver, known as "The Comstock," Virginia City became one of the most important western towns in 19th-century Amer...
Virginia Clemm - a first-cousin to Edgar Allan Poe - became his wife in the spring of 1836.
Niagara Fallsan ever-popular tourist destinationis a beautiful place to visit during any season.
This image depicts a page from the Visconti Book of Hours. The original illumination - created by Luchino Belbello da Pavia, circa 1430 - measures&nbs...
One of Europe's six patron saints, St. Bridget was born in Sweden.
Vivian Leigh, who played the role of Scarlet O'Hara, in "Gone with the Wind," was married, for a time, to the famous actor Laurence Olivier. In this c...
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" - produced by David O.
When the discus was part of an Ancient-Olympic event, a votive discus was sometimes created to herald stellar performances of the athletes.
Who was Walther Schwieger, the German U-boat commander who sank the Lusitania?
This drawing of War Admiral is from Seabiscuit Vs War Admiral: The Greatest Horse Race in History by Kat Shehata (illustrated by Jo McElwee), publishe...
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