The U.S. one dollar bill is one of the most familiar objects in American life, yet its design is packed with symbols that quietly tell a story about power, unity, and national identity. From Latin ...

The bald eagle was chosen by the Founding Fathers when designing the Great Seal of the United States to convey the strength and independence of the new nation. The bird became the United States ...

Admiral Kevin Lunday denied recent claims by The Washington Post that the service was removing the ‘hateful’ designation from symbols such as the swastika and the Confederate battle flag. On Thursday ...

The 20th century gave us works that defied traditions across the arts: for instance, Igor Stravinsky’s 1913 The Rite of Spring, a ballet whose setting, in a pagan world, and enactment of human ...