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

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 ...

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 ...

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

In Water on the Moon, Frederick M. “Skip” Burkle, Jr., MD recounts his life from childhood up to 2024, when he was 83. Having been drafted during the ...

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

The Reagan strategy of appointing directors opposed to the very idea of the agency has reached its apotheosis.

The Nature of Viruses Viruses are microscopic entities that require a host's cellular machinery to replicate. Unlike bacteria ...

It was during a Tory rally on July 20, 1957, organized to commemorate 25 years of public service by Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...

How patrons of the arts became plutocrats aboard yachts. I n the early 1500s, an unknown wealthy patron is said to have ...