American history
Ancient Greece
Influence of Ancient Greece on American Founding Fathers
In the path of the United States of America to nationhood, the influence of Ancient Greece and its philosophers looms large. The Founding Fathers, the architects of American democracy, learned many of the fundamental principles of freedom, democracy, and...
Diaspora
The First Greek to Set Foot in America
The first Greek person to ever set foot in America was a man named Theodoros Griego, and he arrived in the country in 1528.
Diaspora
The Greek Story in America Is Older Than You Think
Histories often conform to a narrative, which is often simplified or edited for reasons of brevity or emphasis. The typical Greek-American historical narrative will focus on the mass immigration of generally impoverished Greeks to the United States in the...
Food
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie Courtesy of Cultivation Over Millennia
Although pumpkins are now grown and consumed in some form worldwide, they stem from North America. They feature so prominently on our Thanksgiving tables, usually in the form of pumpkin pie, that they are worth a bit of appreciation...
History
Louisiana Voted to Keep Slavery
Louisiana recently voted to keep Slavery. Four U.S. states voted to remove language from their state constitutions that said slavery is legal as a criminal punishment. Yet, Louisiana voted on the contrary. In other words, those in Louisiana voted...
Archaeology
Scientists Save Face of Buried Connecticut Vampire
Wielding DNA evidence, a mystery of long ago has been solved. Scientists saved the face of a buried Connecticut vampire. The actual man, who was accused of being a vampire, had a name—John Barber. Barber's skull suggests he had...