Women and Fashions of the Early 20th Century - World War I Era - Clothing of 1914 - 1920

Fashions of 1914 - 1920 were influenced by World War I (The Great War). Women entered the workplace and simpler styles became the trend. A military look became a hot fashion trend and the classic trench coat was introduced. The second season of Downton Abbey is set during this time.

A Prohibition Era Wine Recipe

The basics of wine making are easy and inexpensive. Wine is nothing more than fruit juice that has been mixed with yeast which converts the sugar in the juice to alcohol. The alcohol then preserves the juice by killing off harmful bacteria that...

London in 1901 - the End of the Victorian Era

This article is about London, England as it was in 1901: a great city so familiar and yet so different than our own. A city poised between the end of the Victorian Era and the beginning of the glittering Edwardian Era. Queen Victoria (born 24 May...

Traditional Values and Modernity: An Analysis of Sensei in Natsume Soseki's Kokoro

Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro is a fiction novel written in 1914, two years after the end of the Meiji era and the death of Emperor Meiji. This historical event assists Soseki in creating a contrast between tradition and modernity.

Queen Victoria's India Connection

Queen Victoria liked India and everything Indian and that included a man. Who was he?

The Old Stone Age

Thousands of years ago, the Earth was a very different place. The northern part of the world was covered by thick sheets of ice; the animals were far larger than any we have ever seen, and they were covered in long wooly hair that afforded them...

Famous North Dakotans

It might come as a surprise but there are many famous people from North Dakota. Some of them include baseball legend Roger Maris, NBA coach Phil Jackson and actress Angie Dickinson. Find more famous North Dakotans.

Women's Clothing of the South in the American Civil War

The Hippie Era- 1969

"Make Love, Not War, Baby!!!"  I was sitting here the other day, completely BLANK, not knowing what to write about... Then it came to me... The Hippie Era! But after thinking about it for a moment, I wasn't sure what I wanted to say about it! So, I...

A Historical Microbiology Lesson: Pathogens and Infectious Diseases of Medieval Times in Europe

Living in the Medieval times was no simple feat for any class or culture of people. In addition to pillagers and thieves, political corruption, and ongoing famine, the people also had to suffer through infectious diseases that were untreatable and inevitably incurable. Had the doctors of the Medieval Era been as educated as the doctors of today, maybe some of these pathogens could have been eradicated; however, these "intelligent men" were not even aware of the fact that these tiny cells or bein