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International

(Encyclopedia) International, any of a succession of international socialist and Communist organizations of the 19th and 20th cent. After World War I, the Second International was revived (1919) by…

Epidemics of the Past: Bubonic Plague

Bubonic PlagueEpidemics of the PastSmallpox: 12,000 Years of TerrorBubonic PlagueInfluenza: A Twentieth-Century Epidemic Ring around the rosy, A pocket full of posies, Ashes … ashes, We all…

November 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Pakistani President Declares State…

Life for Life

Life for LifeThe summer days that followed were full of rest and pleasure for young and old, as they did the honours of Plumfield to their happy guests. While Franz and Emil were busy with…

September 2002

WorldEarth Summit Ends with Pact (Sept. 4): Meeting produces plan to improve sanitation, increase accessibility of clean water, reduce the number of endangered species, and improve safety of…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of November 29, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from Omicron variant updates to major snowstorms. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week. Coronavirus…

iconography

(Encyclopedia) iconographyiconographyīˌkŏnŏgˈrəfē [key] [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology [Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either…