Just how does a case come before the highest court in the land? A graphic flow chart unpacks how plaintiffs come before the Supreme Court. Graphics include background on the nine justices and just how many cases they actually hear each...

Want to learn some quick facts about Victorian England? Check out a series of fact cards that include information about class structure, education rights, public health, and Queen Victoria herself.

Fire, fireworks, chickens, roosters and dancing lions filled streets around the world celebrating the Chinese New Year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster.

New York Times photographers brilliantly captured and compiled over 80 pictures which illustrate many worldwide events throughout 2009.

Chinese New Year

Photographic slide show that allows you to compare areas of New Orleans in September 2005 with the city a year later in 2006.

Learn about the Erie Canal, one of the most famous man-made bodies of water in the world. Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal connected the port of New York City on the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes transforming trade, industry, and...

An article about how the Chinese celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year.

Chinese New Year

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Father Time and New Year's Baby."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "New Year's Bubbly."

New Year's Eve at midnight.

Fictional diary excerpts, photos, and videos tell the story of German reunification from May 6, 1989, to Oct. 3, 1991.

Read about the Chinese New Year and find out how to determine the date of a Chinese New Year.

This portfolio of black-and-white portraits of Oscar-nominated film stars captures a range of faces, poses, moods, and points of view. Excellent site for comparing and criticizing artistic choices and approaches and for inspiring...

Find examples of Paleolithic art, including a recently discovered Venus figurine, drawings from the caves at Chauvet and Lascaux, and the Venus of Willendorf in this brief timeline. Examples span a 30,000-year range, approximately, from...

Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 metres above sea-level. Archaeological excavation has revealed the landscape to be one of wetland reclamation worked almost...

This photo looks up at the famous Statue of Liberty that is located on Liberty Island, in the harbor of New York, USA. The well known statue was gifted to the United States by the French as a gift to commemorate the one hundred year...

In use for 107 years; oldest active fireboat in the world.

Headquarters of Washington during the final years of the Revolutionary War; Dutch stone house; oldest building in Newburgh; first-ever property designated as a historic site by a U.S. state.

Home of Roscoe Conkling, divisive U.S. senator in years after Civil War; leader of Stalwart faction of Republican Party; contributor to atmosphere that led to the assassination of James Garfield.

Home of composer Aaron Copland for last 30 years of his life.

Home of telegraph inventor Samuel F. B. Morse in his later years; preserved by subsequent owners.

An extensive collection of political cartoons about the Roosevelt administration. Included are cartoons relating to the first 100 days, the Supreme Court, and Roosevelt's war years.