Compared to the pandemic-era record lows observed just a few years ago, mortgage rates feel uncomfortably high. But when someone points out that mortgages are still painfully expensive right now, a ...

The Vulcan Historical Review is published annually by the Chi Omicron Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The journal is completely student-written and ...

Since 1971, historical mortgage rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans have hit historic highs and lows due to various factors. We’ll use data from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) to ...

CD rates have gone up and down many times from 1965 to 2024. The highest CD rate recorded in the United States occurred in 1980. CD rates dropped somewhat at the end of 2024, but still have remained ...

The genre is suddenly everywhere—but why? Turns out, there's a reason—and it may just be a perfect antidote to these charged times. Just as science fiction, once dismissed as merely “popular,” has ...

Few realize that the approval process for these outdoor signs varies widely by state and organization, enabling unsanctioned displays to slip through History of Now John Garrison Marks | Historian, ...

The New-York Historical Society has secured a lead donor for its forthcoming new wing dedicated to American democracy—and is simplifying its name to become the New York Historical. The museum, founded ...

We don't always watch TV with the hope of learning something, but there are plenty of shows that are as engaging to watch as they are educational. Period pieces dramatizing historical events and ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...

Ridley Scott’s epic 2005 movie Kingdom of Heaven, about the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin in 1187, has been widely criticised by historians for its lack of accuracy. Even while the film was still in ...