history

Michigan State University historian Liam Brockey has spent years studying the history of Catholicism. Now, that scholarship is generating something…

The book Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy has been getting lots of attention by the national media and is a National…

“Today is the day that will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt. This is the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor…

The Magic Flute is one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most famous works.There’s a good chance you know the piece, but what you might not know is that Mozart…

Michigan outdoors and camping: the two are practically synonymous. We’ve got something like 13,500 campsites in Michigan, more than any other state. But…

Archeology is not just about digging into prehistory, coming up with arrowheads, pottery shards and mastodon bones. It can also give us a window into the…

Ancient Egyptian history and culture is considered one of the oldest traces of Western civilization, and those who ruled in Egypt were known as pharaohs.…

Broadway musicals have covered a dizzying array of subjects. It may be hard to believe, but that list includes the life and trials of a young physician.…

A recent Boston Globe piece from Mark Peters takes a look at the title “first lady,” calling it an “archaic term.”We don’t use the term “lady” very often…

The National Museum of African American History and Culture opens this weekend in Washington. One of the items on display is a violin that, until now, was…