At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Katarina Witt, the figure skater once dubbed “the most beautiful face of socialism,” took to the ice to perform a routine set to Bizet’s opera Carmen.

The vehicles we know today as tanks emerged on a grand scale at the beginning of the 20th century, right before the First World War. In 1900, Britain commissioned steam-engine manufacturer John Fowler ...

Even without knowing he’s written an entire book on the subject you know right off the bat that University of Texas Permian Basin Associate Professor of History Roland Spickermann is passionate about ...

The Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of German Jewish History and Culture is a landmark academic institution in German Jewish history. With multiple branches around the world, it is one of the ...