One piece of diet advice is not to snack until you're hungry enough to eat an apple. But what about consuming human flesh? Is cannibalism about hunger, power or desperation? And is it alive and well in our modern world? See more »

When you think of propaganda, Rosie the Riveter may come to mind. A lot of famous pieces of propaganda were created during World War II, but this covert practice of persuasion stretches as far back as ancient Rome. See more »

When you're memorizing dates in school, it's easy to think of history as a set of immutable truths. But some scholars say it's a living, evolving subject. And when you're discussing controversial topics like Nazi Germany, this raises some eyebrows. See more »

Assassination, the taking of a person's life by surprise attack. The term is generally used to refer to the murder of a public figure. See more »

American Historical Association, an organization of professional historians and others interested in promoting historical studies and the collection and preservation of historical manuscripts. See more »

Black Friday, a term applied in Great Britain and the United States to several Fridays on which panics or crises occurred. See more »

Exploration, a search that enlarges knowledge of the world, the solar system, or the universe. See more »

Golden Age, a time in the history of a nation or people when the level of achievement is unusually high. See more »

National Historic Landmark, a place or item whose historic significance has received official recognition from the U.S. See more »

Regicide, a person who kills a king. The most famous English regicides were the men who in 1649, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, tried King Charles I of England and sentenced him to death. See more »