The nation’s official motto, “In God we trust,” has appeared on coins since the Civil War. The Pledge of Allegiance promises ...

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Across the globe, iconic monuments and sacred sites—from Bamiyan to Palmyra—bear the scars of conflict, showing how war can erase culture, memory, and history in an instant. Here is a look at seven of ...

As conflict hits Iran, former West Vancouver MP John Weston shares the enlightening lessons he learned as Canada’s first ...

The pop-up exhibition in downtown Los Angeles takes visitors through the real world of the virtual band. It runs through ...

Every October, Iran's government blocks roads to a 2,500-year-old tomb with concrete barriers and armed guards. The king buried there never ruled the Islamic Republic. He ruled something far older.

Romans 11 is often cited as proof that national Israel has an irrevocable guarantee of future triumph. The apostle Paul speaks of a partial hardening, of Gentile inclusion, and of a future moment when ...

From female scientists whose work was credited to men to ancient high priestesses, these women truly changed history-but were also overlooked by it.

The Holocaust thus brought about the destruction of the autonomous Jewish Diaspora, and Holocaust Remembrance Day stands as ...

Slavic mythology holds one of Europe’s most mysterious and least understood pantheons. These ancient gods ruled storms, war, ...

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But it is the art of the Amarna period that has left the most indelible mark on history. Unlike the idealized, rigid, and muscular depictions of previous pharaohs, Akhenaten ordered his artisans to ...