story Lohri 2020: Know About The Date, History And Significance Of This Festival By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 06:02:30 +0530 Lohri is a popular festival celebrated in North India, especially in Punjab. It marks the end of chilly winter as the northern hemisphere of the Earth starts tilting towards the Sun. It also marks the onset of the harvest season for Full Article
story Mahavir Jayanti 2020: Know About The History And Significance Of This Festival In Detail By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:30:12 +0530 Mahavir Jayanti or Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the most important festivals for people belonging to the Jain community. Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Mahavir, the twenty-fourth Tiranthkara of Jains. This year the festival falls on 6 April Full Article
story Hanuman Jayanti 2020: Story Behind The Birth Of Ramayana’s Hero By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:01:42 +0530 Lord Hanuman, the God of energy and strength is widely worshipped across India, particularly by people belonging to the Hindu community. He is considered to be the hero of Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic of ancient India. Those who are the worshippers Full Article
story Good Friday 2020: Know About History And Significance Of This Day By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:06:26 +0530 Every year the Friday before Easter is observed as Good Friday by the Christians across the world. The day marks the crucifixion of Lord Jesus Christ. It is the day when people practicing Christianity observe fast and penance throughout the day. Full Article
story Easter 2020: Know About Its History, Reason Why It Never Falls On Same Date And Significance By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 13:40:55 +0530 Easter 2020 is going to be celebrated on 12 April 2020. It is one of the most important festivals for those who belong to the Christian community. It is the celebration of the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ on the third Full Article
story Baisakhi 2020: Know About The History, Rituals And Significance By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:41:36 +0530 Baisakhi holds a great significance in the life of Sikhs. It marks their New Year and the harvest of Rabi crops. The festival's importance is understood by the grand celebration among the people belonging to Punjab and Haryana. This year the Full Article
story Buddha Purnima 2020: Know About The History, Rituals And Significance Of The Festival By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:15:17 +0530 Buddha Purnima is one of the important festivals celebrated in Hinduism and Buddhism culture. It is the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha and is the annual festival celebrated by people belonging to the Buddhist community. Every year the festival is celebrated Full Article
story International Midwives’ Day 2020: Know About The History, Theme And Significance By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:42:55 +0530 Every year 5 May is celebrated as International Midwives' Day to acknowledge the contribution of midwives in childbirth. Those who don't know, midwives are women who help pregnant women in giving birth to their child. In ancient times when there were Full Article
story Buddha Purnima 2020: Know About The History, Rituals And Significance Of The Festival By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:15:17 +0530 Buddha Purnima is one of the important festivals celebrated in Hinduism and Buddhism culture. It is the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha and is the annual festival celebrated by people belonging to the Buddhist community. Every year the festival is celebrated Full Article
story World Red Cross Day 2020: Know About The History And Significance Of This Day By www.boldsky.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:17:29 +0530 World Red Cross Day is observed every year on 8 May to mark the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He was born on 8 May 1828 and Full Article
story BIG STORY | The dynamics of fuel pricing By www.moneycontrol.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:42:09 +0530 In this edition of Big Story, Moneycontrol#39;s Sakshi Batra shares her insight on the fuel hike and how will it impact us. Full Article
story BIG STORY | States raise taxes on liquor, petrol and diesel to make up for lost revenue By www.moneycontrol.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:07:22 +0530 In this edition of Big Story, Moneycontrol#39;s Sakshi Batra shares her insight on how states are imposing alcohol taxes to generate revenues. Full Article
story UK royal Archie celebrates first birthday with story from mum Meghan By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:09:29 +0530 Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of Britain's Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan, celebrated his first birthday on Wednesday, with his parents marking the occasion with a video of his mother reading him a story. Full Article lifestyleMolt
story Gujarat Day 2020: History, significance & more By www.dnaindia.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 03:22:00 GMT It was on this day in 1960 that the erstwhile state of Bombay was divided on linguistic basis and two states namely Gujarat and Maharashtra came into existence. Full Article India Ahmedabad
story Maharashtra Day 2020: Significance, history and formation of state of Maharashtra By www.dnaindia.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 03:02:00 GMT This is the day when the state of Maharashtra came into existence. It was on this day in 1960 when the state was formed on linguistic grounds. Full Article Mumbai India
story The Celtic Magazine: A monthly periodical devoted to the literature, history, antiquities, folk lore, traditions and the social and material interests of the Celt at home and abroad. Conducted by Alexander Mackenzie (late secretary of the Gaelic Society o By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Inverness, 2 Hamilton Place : A. & W. Mackenzie, 1876. Full Article
story The story of international relations. Part Two [Electronic book] : cold-blooded idealists / Jo-Anne Pemberton. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, c2019. Full Article
story Rethinking Sino-Japanese alienation : history problems and historical opportunities [Electronic book] / Barry Buzan and Evelyn Goh. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020. Full Article
story The moral argument : a history [Electronic book] / David Baggett and Jerry Walls. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019. Full Article
story Memorials in the Aftermath of Armed Conflict [Electronic book] : From History to Heritage / Marie Louise Stig Sørensen, Dacia Viejo-Rose, Paola Filippucci, editors. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, c2019. Full Article
story Mathematics, education and history : towards a harmonious partnership [Electronic book] / Kathleen M. Clark, Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen, Sebastian Schorcht, Constantinos Tzanakis, editors. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] Full Article
story Making sense of health, disease, and the environment in cross-cultural history [Electronic book] : the Arabic-Islamic World, China, Europe and North America / Florence Bretelle-Establet, Marie Gaille, Mehrnaz Katouzian-Safadi, editors. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham : Springer, c2019. Full Article
story Leibniz and the structure of sciences [Electronic book] : modern perspectives on the history of logic, mathematics, epistemology / Vincenzo De Risi, editor. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham : Springer, c2019. Full Article
story The legacy of Mad men : cultural history, intermediality and American television [Electronic book] / Karen McNally, Jane Marcellus, Teresa Forde, Kirsty Fairclough, editors. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] Full Article
story Islam in Malaysia : an entwined history [Electronic book] / Khairudin Aljunied. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019. Full Article
story International news agencies : a history [Electronic book] / Michael B. Palmer. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] Full Article
story The Holocene and Anthropocene environmental history of Mexico : a paleoecological approach on Mesoamerica [Electronic book] / edited by Nuria Torrescano- Valle, Gerald A. Islebe, Priyadarsi D. Roy. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham : Springer, [2019] Full Article
story A history of wine in Europe, 19th to 20th centuries. Volume II, Markets, trade and regulation of quality [Electronic book] / Silvia A. Conca Messina, Stéphane Le Bras, Paolo Tedeschi, Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro, editors. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Full Article
story The history of Scottish theology. Volume III, The long twentieth century [Electronic book] / David Fergusson and Mark Elliott. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. Full Article
story The history of Scottish theology. Volume II, From the early Enlightenment to the late Victorian era [Electronic book] / David Fergusson and Mark Elliott. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. Full Article
story The history of Scottish theology. Volume I, Celtic origins to reformed orthodoxy [Electronic book] / David Fergusson and Mark W. Elliott. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019. Full Article
story Borders and border crossings in the contemporary British short story [Electronic book] / edited by Barbara Korte, Laura Ma Lojo-Rodríguez. By encore.st-andrews.ac.uk Published On :: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] Full Article
story Preserving History, One Sticky Note at a Time By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:08:18 +0000 Written by Claire L. Lanier During the heated 2016 election, New York artist Matthew “Levee” Chavez famously started the “sticky note project” in the Union Square subway station in Manhattan. Armed with nothing more than some pens and sticky notes, Levee encouraged passersby to write down their emotions surrounding the election and post them on the... The post Preserving History, One Sticky Note at a Time appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General 2016 election Message for the President-Elect New-York Historical Society sticky note project Subway Therapy
story Heels and History: What sparkly, red platform boots tell us about American culture By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 20:01:44 +0000 Written by Debra Schmidt Bach, Curator of Decorative Arts The New-York Historical Society recently acquired a pair of custom-made boots created for actor Kevin Smith Kirkwood for his role in the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which tells the story of Charlie Price, a young Englishman who inherits his family’s failing shoe factory. While trying... The post Heels and History: What sparkly, red platform boots tell us about American culture appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
story Bringing It All Back Home: The Vietnam War in Public History and Personal Memory By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:33:04 +0000 Written by Louise Mirrer, President and CEO, New-York Historical Society I was born in 1953, three months before the signing of the armistice that ended the Korean War. My uncle, a U.S. soldier stationed in the Philippines, came home to New York that summer, bearing souvenirs. Among them was an exquisite embroidered silk kimono. A... The post Bringing It All Back Home: The Vietnam War in Public History and Personal Memory appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General American History exhibitions History political protest public history vietnam war War
story Program Recap: The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:07:56 +0000 On Tuesday, November 14, the New-York Historical Society hosted a discussion, “A Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition.” This Frederick Douglass Council event featured Manisha Sinha as the guest speaker and Eric Foner as the moderator. Manisha Sinha, a James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut, is... The post Program Recap: The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
story Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:31:30 +0000 This year we opened the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society, the first institution of its kind within the walls of a major U.S. museum. Since then, we’ve been sharing the stories of formidable women whose courage, activism, and determination in the face of resistance inspire us all. It’s been a busy year! A... The post Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Now on View Women's History Center for Women's History hotbed women women's history
story “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:45:37 +0000 Currently, only 13 percent of the historical figures in history textbooks are women. Why does this matter? As one teacher put it, in his response to our national survey: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Girls and young women make up more than half of K-12 students and college undergraduates. If women are considered... The post “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History teaching women's history women at the center women's history
story Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:50:08 +0000 This spring, the Tech Commons @ N-YHS welcomed our second cohort of Tech Scholars. Young women grades 9-12 from four of the five boroughs came every day for a week to the Tech Commons to explore the intersections of women’s history and web development. The group was tasked with building websites to share not only... The post Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Education Technology Teens Women's History Tech Commons Tech Scholars women's history
story History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:51:03 +0000 As October 31 draws near, ghosts appear in New York windows, and cobwebs creep over city bushes. Crisp leaves heap in piles along sidewalks where wrinkled gourds line up to watch crunchy commutes. All across the state New Yorkers still “inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imaginative, to dream dreams,... The post History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections bronze casting Halloween N-YHS permanent collection New-York Historical Society sculpture
story The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 13:45:16 +0000 The first Bible to be printed in America was special for many reasons, but perhaps the most remarkable is this: It was translated into a language that most English colonists couldn’t read. A Geneva Bible, it was printed in Natick, an Algonquin language spoken by the Massachusett people who lived on the land surrounding the... The post The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Manuscripts Now on View america American colonies Exhibition exhibitions religion special installation
story Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:35:12 +0000 An estimated 44 million people attended the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, and witnessed its vision for a shimmering, Art Deco “World of Tomorrow.” Some five million of those visitors got a chance to behold Lift Every Voice and Sing. A sculpture by artist Augusta Savage, it stood at a... The post Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Women's History african american american art Art Exhibition exhibitions now on view women artists
story A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy by Wilson Wall By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
story Chondrules: records of protoplanetary disk processes / edited by Sara S. Russell, Natural History Museum, London, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Rowan University, New Jersey, and Alexander N. Krot, University of Hawaii, Manoa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Hayden Library - QB758.5.C46 C456 2018 Full Article
story Chronicling the golden age of astronomy: a history of visual observing from Harriot to Moore / Neil English By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
story Pantheon: the true story of the Egyptian deities / Hamish Steele By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 06:12:53 EST Hayden Library - PN6737.S837 P36 2017 Full Article
story Planetes / story and art, Makoto Yukimura ; translation, Yuki Johnson ; English adaptation, Anna Wenger and Brendan Wright ; editor Brendan Wright ; lettering and retouch Susan Daigle-Leach By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 06:13:46 EST Hayden Library - PN6790.J34 P87313 2015 Full Article
story Mobile suit Gundam. story and art, Yasuo Ohtagaki ; original concept by Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino ; translation, Joe Yamazaki ; English adaptation, Stani ; touch-up art & lettering, Evan Waldinger ; cover & design, Shawn Carrico ; editor By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 06:24:20 EST Hayden Library - PN6790.J34.K5413 2016 Full Article
story Wandering island / story and art by Kenji Tsuruta ; translation by Dana Lewis ; lettering and touchup by Susie Lee and Betty Dong with Tom2K By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 06:17:17 EST Hayden Library - PN6790.J33 T769313 2016 Full Article
story Miss Kobayashi's dragon maid. / story & art by coolkyousinnjya ; translation, Jenny McKeon ; adaptation, Shanti Whitesides By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 06:16:36 EDT Hayden Library - PN6790.J33 C6613 2016 Full Article