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American Institute of the Humanities Home-Study Degree and Online Programs in American History and Ancient Civilizations

The American Institute of the Humanities offers a comprehensive educational overview of the history of the Americas and of ancient civilizations.

Dance of Death (detail) by an unknown artist (?), c. 1700 CE.
10/18/2026

Dance of Death (detail) by an unknown artist (?), c. 1700 CE.

First photo of a President, John Quincy Adams. This was 1843, 14 years after his term and 2 years after he defended the ...
10/18/2026

First photo of a President, John Quincy Adams. This was 1843, 14 years after his term and 2 years after he defended the Amistad captives.

Burgonet of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V produced by Filippo Negroli, a master of armors in Milan who worked with steel,...
10/18/2026

Burgonet of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V produced by Filippo Negroli, a master of armors in Milan who worked with steel, rather than the more common iron. 1500's.

The 7,500-year-old "Red-haired Goddess", as of today part of the permanent exhibition in the National Museum in Belgrade...
10/18/2026

The 7,500-year-old "Red-haired Goddess", as of today part of the permanent exhibition in the National Museum in Belgrade. It was found 35 years ago near Odžaci, Serbia.

Silver goddess figurine with gold highlights. Anatolia, 2500-2300 BCE.
10/18/2026

Silver goddess figurine with gold highlights. Anatolia, 2500-2300 BCE.

On March 5th, 1959, 69 African American boys, were padlocked in their dormitory for the night at the Negro Boys Industri...
10/18/2026

On March 5th, 1959, 69 African American boys, were padlocked in their dormitory for the night at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville. Around 4 a.m., a fire mysteriously ignited, forcing the boys to fight and claw their way out of the burning building.

The old, run-down, & low-funded facility, just 15 minutes south of Little Rock, housed 69 teens from ages 13-17. Most were either homeless or incarcerated for petty crimes such as doing pranks. 48 boys managed to escape the fire.

The doors were locked from the outside and fire mysteriously ignited on a cold, wet morning, following earlier thunderstorms in the same area of rural Pulaski County.

A nearly 2,000-year-old leather bikini bottom, believed to have been worn by Roman gymnasts or acrobatic dancers. It was...
10/17/2026

A nearly 2,000-year-old leather bikini bottom, believed to have been worn by Roman gymnasts or acrobatic dancers. It was discovered during excavations at Queen Victoria Street in London in 1953. Currently, it is part of the Museum of London’s collection.

This leather garment, often referred to as Roman "bikini briefs," was discovered in a backfilled Roman well in London. While the exact purpose of these garments remains debated, depictions of female acrobats wearing similar briefs suggest they might have been used in athletic performances. A Roman statuette from France supports this interpretation, showing a female acrobat in a similar outfit.

Today in 33 CE--Agrippina the Elder, dies of starvation at 47, Roman noblewoman & wife of the general and statesman Germ...
10/17/2026

Today in 33 CE--Agrippina the Elder, dies of starvation at 47, Roman noblewoman & wife of the general and statesman Germanicus. Also, the mother of Caligula and was the granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus.

Today in 79 CE-- Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae and killing thous...
10/17/2026

Today in 79 CE-- Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae and killing thousands. New research in 2018 suggests the eruption occurred on or after this date not the previously used August 24th.

Gibraltar 1 - the first adult Neanderthal skull ever discovered. The skull was found in 1848 in a quarry in Gibraltar. I...
10/16/2026

Gibraltar 1 - the first adult Neanderthal skull ever discovered. The skull was found in 1848 in a quarry in Gibraltar. Its significance wasn't recognized at first. But eight years later amateur naturalist Johann Fuhlrott identified a similar skull and additional remains in the Neander Valley in Germany. In 1864, it was named as a new species of human, Homo neanderthalensis.

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