The educational revival in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was influenced by Theosophists like Colonel Henry Steel Olcott and Hilda Muriel Westbrook. They worked to revitalize Buddhism, ..

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

His daughter Mary helped found New Zealand’s kindergarten movement, and the Mob’s women were influential advocates for temperance and ... is that in 1840 the Crown was comfortable with the ...

Following the public disturbances in Wales during the 1830s and 1840s the government commissioned ... but in the meantime the forces of temperance were to enjoy a huge influence over the next ...

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The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in Adams, Mass., is celebrating what would have been the suffragette's 205th birthday ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a United Airlines flight experienced "sudden aircraft movement," leaving dozens of passengers and crew injured, including six people ...

United Airlines flight 613 was forced to return to Lagos, Nigeria, early Friday morning after experiencing an "unexpected movement" that resulted in four passengers and two flight attendants being ...

In a culture dominated by consumerism, the Focolare Movement offers a stark contrast. This lesser-known movement, associated with the Catholic Church, encourages its members to live simple lives ...

When suffragette Susan B. Anthony boarded the passenger car of the Union Pacific Railroad in Ogden, Utah, in late December ...