Willem Van Swanenburg, “Death and an Arrow About to Strike the Man Down,” plate 4 from ‘Allegory of the Misuse of Worldly Property, after Maarten van Heemskerk,’ (1609), engraving, Dr. and Mrs. E.

Death. It’s the one certainty we all share, yet it’s become the shadow we dare not name. How did this happen? How did something as natural and sacred as death transform into a subject of fear and ...

This ghoulish walking tour may send chills running down your spine. New York locals and tourists alike can instead get a glimpse into the city’s macabre history of death, disease and burials — at ...

This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Europe edition, Apr. 9, 1949. It is republished unedited in its original form, including offensive terminology now considered offensive but ...

Despite the deadliness of the disease, it was possible to recover from plague, and medieval chroniclers mention the ...

This article and accompanying videos are part of a series that will delve into the history of the Bataan Memorial Death March, which will take place at White Sands Missile Range on March 21, 2026. The ...