Browse Items (2889 total)

The Basilica of San Marco served as the spiritual heart of the Republic of Venice. Technically the private chapel of the leader of Venice -- the Doge -- this church houses the remains of the city's patron saint, Mark. Contrary to popular belief, San…

Lavish gold mosaic characterizes the interior of the Basilica of San Marco. Subjects of the mosaic cycles include scenes from the Old and New Testaments, with a specific emphasis on the lives of Christ, the Virgin Mary and St. Mark

This paper is intended to serve as an update on the human rights situation for Sikhs in the Indian state of Punjab. It follows three earlier DIRB reports which deal with Sikhs and/or Punjab: Response to Information Request IND20566.E of 21 August…

On Christmas Eve in 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts captured an image that symbolizes hope and inspired environmentalism.

On January 21, 1990, in support of Ukrainian independence and the aspirations for greater autonomy from the Soviet Union, people joined hands in a 600-kilometer human chain known as the Chain of Unity, also known as the Ukrainian Wave, across…

Photo of the bodies on the ground in the aftermath

Rhoda Palmer, who accompanied her father to the 1848 convention, recalls that only women could speak on the first day and comments "The seed fell on good ground, But the end is not yet. Nor will it be until women can claim what rightly belongs to…

Two Afghan boys play with the empty canisters of a Soviet made anti-tank missile in Kabul, May 1989.