The European colonization of the Americas was one of the most transformative eras in history, reshaping continents, cultures, ...

The 12 1/2 cent token from the Canteen Bar illustrates what the bar scene was like in early 20th century Anchorage.

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Expect the nature and role of money to change. As it becomes embedded with code, a core issue will be who decides where it ...

Malayan Emergency, officially "the Emergency," was a brutal British counter-insurgency campaign from 1948-1960, primarily ...

Whale oil was an essential fuel of the Industrial Revolution, used to lubricate machinery, soften fabric and light city ...

Nonprofits in the Bronx are facing severe challenges as federal grant cuts disrupt essential services. The Bronx River Greenway, a symbol of environmental justice, was revitalized with federal funds b ...

At Aranya Art Center, the artist’s exploration of maritime history and global capital is animated by currents of death and eroticism ...

The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and ...

It has become an almost predictable rhythm in many African political speeches, panel discussions, and media narratives that ...

To hide his money from the scrutiny of colonial intelligence, Mboya used Nairobi lawyer Achroo Ram Kapila as a banker and ...

Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...