Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.
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Rare photographs and historical materials bring to life Mei Lan-Fang’s legendary 1930 tour of the United States and his brief visit to USC.
Congress designates Sept. 17 as a day to recognize the value and history of the guiding document.
USC Price’s Geraldine Knatz chronicles the rise and fall of the Los Angeles County island, including the Japanese village destroyed by the U.S. government.
OLYMPICS: Now an international competition focused primarily on athleticism, the Games have evolved considerably from their roots in ancient Greece.
USC Dornsife historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal examines how July 4, 1776, kicked off a global “age of revolution.”
The audience of more than 500 includes surviving 98-year-old soldier Yoshio Nakamura, a proud double Trojan.
For more than 100 years, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has kept a finger on the pulse of music, politics, religion and culture. Where else could you see both a pope and a pop star?
USC Dornsife researchers are broadening our understanding of the tribe’s sustainable practices and its ancient customs and culture.
USC Life Trustee Steven Spielberg created the foundation three decades ago to preserve the stories of genocide survivors.