On Aug. 6, 1945, an atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, destroying the city and killing tens of thousands of people. Three days later, a second bomb exploded over Nagasaki.In the months that followed this first-ever nuclear attack, Americans sought to...
Russia has been a major force in the world’s oil market since the Soviet era. Last year, it ranked third behind the United States and Saudi Arabia in oil production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.Discussion of Russian oil often...
The Edith Wharton papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library contain about 50,000 items, including the author’s voluminous correspondence, drafts of her short stories and essays, and manuscripts of most her novels, including “The House of...
The Windham-Campbell Prizes at Yale University announced on March 1 this year’s nine prize recipients, who are honored for their literary achievements or their potential. The writers — who hail from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, India, and...