There may still be one thing on which Republicans and Democrats can agree: This is a divided nation. Issues that don’t break down on party lines are as hard to find as a pro-choice Republican, or a Democrat who thinks climate change is a hoax. They’re out there, but you really need to look hard. […]

In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. In 1533, the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. In 1814, a third version of Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” had its world premiere […]

The more the American prom changes, the more it stays the same. The modern prom, reports Slate, “may be traced to the Ivy League and the annual tradition of a ‘presentation week,’ during which formal dress and dancing accompanied a promenade concert.” In the 20th century, the prom expanded to high schools, and is now […]