A 1976 photo of a woman holding a pack of birth control pills.

What's the Difference Between Easter and Orthodox Easter

Queen Elizabeth ll delivers her Christmas speech at Buckingham Palace on December 25, 1957 in London, England.

Innsbruck, Austria - 1976: (L-R) Dianne de Leeuw, Dorothy Hamill, Christine Errath, medal ceremony for the Women's Free skate event, at the Olympiahalle, 1976 Winter Olympics / XII Olympic Winter Games.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 11: Silver medalists Jamie Sale and David Pelletier of Canada, gold medalists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, bronze medalists Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China pose on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Figure Skating Pair during day three of the Salt Lake City Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center on February 11, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

Five Pop Culture Trends That Helped Shape the 1980s

Schoolboys Playing with Hula Hoop - stock photo

Nanai stele depicting Nanai worshiping the Gods Osiris and Anubis, the dead deity who holds the key of life, ankh-shaped (Ankh). Limestone painted. End of the 18th dynasty. 14th century BC. Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Teenagers dressed in long prom dresses and suits crowning the prom queen, with streamers radiating behind them like the rays of the sun

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Graceland, the Elvis Presley mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, photographed in 1985.

George Whitefield preachingGeorge Whitefield preaching. English Anglican priest and a founder of Methodism. Preached during the Great Awakening in 1700s in Europe and American colonies. 16 December 1714  30 September 1770. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Lesley Kennedy is a features writer and editor living in Denver. Her work has appeared in national and regional newspapers, magazines and websites.

Lesley Kennedy

Lesley Kennedy is a features writer and editor living in Denver. Her work has appeared in national and regional newspapers, magazines and websites.

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Colonial America was a vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants who established colonies such as St. Augustine, Florida; Jamestown, Virginia; and Roanoke in present-day North Carolina.

Colonial America

The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.

Asian History

Religion and spiritual issues, including Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, the Bible, Wicca, Buddhism and more, are at the core of human values and history.

Religion

Food is an integral part of human history, serving as both sustenance and a symbol of culture, trade and power. From the earliest days of hunter-gatherers to modern-day globalization, what people eat has influenced the course of history.

Food

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From raising families to leading armies, women such as Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Amanirenas, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and countless others have played a vital role in history.

Women’s History

Sports and recreation are an integral part of human history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.

Sports

From religious and patriotic holidays to celebrations of ethnic pride, explore the history of Easter, Passover, New Year's Day, Veterans' Day, Memorial Day and more annual observances.

Annual Observances

The history of art and entertainment tells the complex story of human civilization through visual art, design, literature, music, film and television. It ranges from cave drawings of the Neolithic period to Renaissance masterpieces to rock 'n' roll and video games.

Arts & Entertainment

Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.

Inventions & Science

The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States. At this time the U.S. economy was booming and more (mostly white) Americans could afford new cars, suburban houses and other consumer goods. But the 1950s also saw great conflict and division, from the nascent civil rights movement to the crusade against communism at home and abroad in the Korean War.

1950s

Ancient Egypt was home to one of the greatest empires in history, with leaders like Tutankhamen (King Tut), Cleopatra, Ramses II and landmarks like the Great Pyramid at Giza and the Sphinx.

Ancient Egypt

Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

European History

During the 1980s, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged, AIDS ravaged the United States, especially the gay male community, and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture.

1980s

Ancient America was home to sophisticated civilizations such as the Maya, Inca, Olmec and Aztec societies, and mysterious ruins like Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, Serpent Mound, Tikal, Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines.

Lesley Kennedy ‑ Stories

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Graceland: 10 Surprising Facts About Elvis Presley’s Mansion

How Prom Traditions Have Evolved Through History

How ‘Poor Laws’ Tried to Tackle Poverty in Colonial America

Reproductive Rights in the US: Timeline

Queen Elizabeth’s First Televised Broadcast Presented a New Type of Monarch

6 Early Human Civilizations

What’s the Difference Between Easter and Orthodox Easter?

Five Pop Culture Trends That Helped Shape the 1980s

6 Scandals That Rocked the Winter Olympics

8 Remarkable Female Figure Skaters at Winter Olympics

The Surprising Origins of 7 Classic Toys