In Exodus, God summons Ten Plagues against the Egyptians to free the Jews. Although some people view this story as … Continue ...

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...

On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Vogue photographed our favorite (and most unusual) chocolates on the market that would make Cadbury ...

Often seen as a cute, kitschy piece of German barware, the beer stein's signature look once served a very practical purpose.

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Honolulu officials thought fire could stop the bubonic plague from spreading through the growing city. But high winds ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma's death row over concerns that prosecutors' discussion of her sexual history rendered her trial ...

Each year, Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Black communities in Canada, listen to their stories, and learn more about their history and contributions to Canadian ...

Bubonic plague conjures images of facing the Black ... at the wharves in the vicinity of the Wanganui Railway Station. The history of the outbreak is of special interest at the present time.

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Bubonic plague, or the ‘Black Death’ as it became known during ... The pandemic became the deadliest event in human history, killing a quarter of Europe’s population. It contributed to the end of the ...