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Herbert Hoover, future president of the United States (1929-1933), c. 1915. Hoover Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Why has the Commission for Relief in Belgium, one of the greatest humanitarian relief operations in modern history, been almost completely forgotten? The operation started in Belgium in 1914 and relied on the heroic determination and managerial...

Antonín Dvořák Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95, B.178, "From the New World" Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan, conductor Directed by Henri-Georges Cloutzot Recorded and originally released in 1966 Re-issued and remastered...

Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker

The forest is a habitat for people, animals, and plants, a provider of invaluable resources, and an ally in the fight against climate change. The greatest beneficiary of the forest is humanity – but it is also its greatest threat. Over the...

The Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB) was an independent, international organization, sponsored by neutral governments and with the guarantees and assurances of the belligerents to alleviate the suffering of German-occupied Belgium in...

An engraving by Henry Hoppner Meyer showing George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) towards the end of his life when his mental illness led to his son becoming Prince Regent (1811-20). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

A depiction of the jötunn master-builder and his horse Svadilfari by Robert Engels, published in Germaniens Götter by Rudolf Herzog, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig, 1919.

Queen Zenobia's Last Look Upon Palmyra, painting by Herbert Gustave Schmalz, 1888. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

Mystery cults, or mystery religions, were ancient religious associations characterized by secrecy and initiation rites. They typically surrounded one primary deity, but some mystery cults venerated multiple deities in their rites. Members...