American churches could not rely on the state for financial support. Private philanthropy helped them survive – and shaped the country’s religious diversity today.
- Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas
The missions the foundations’ original donors champion during their lifetimes can become outdated after they’ve died.
College tuition has not significantly risen since 1990, at least compared to tuition changes over the previous decades.
The author of a book chronicling the evolution of the global game explores the origins of association football.
La Navidad se popularizó en Estados Unidos durante la Guerra Civil, cuando Harper’s Weekly publicó en portada la imagen de Papá Noel visitando al ejército de la Unión.
Christmas was popularized in the United States during the American Civil War, when Harper’s Weekly featured the image of Santa Claus visiting the Union Army on its front page.
Without its communist Soviet-style economy, North Korea would just be South Korea.
About 44 million Americans are still paying off student loan debt. But it didn’t always used to be this way. As the perceived purpose of a college education changed, so too did the way we pay for it.
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