Ironically, coal itself faced a similar pushback in the early 19th century, when it was the newfangled power source that promised to solve many of the country’s problems.

From New York’s many New Year’s “sports and entertainments”—including football games, an open house at the Young Men’s ...

Miss Katie’s Diner in Milwaukee isn’t just serving food – it’s preserving a slice of Americana that keeps locals coming back and visitors making special trips across county lines. The gleaming white ...

The spinach and artichoke dip achieves that perfect balance of creamy and tangy, with enough cheese to qualify as indulgent without crossing into excessive territory. House-made tortilla chips provide ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

The handwritten resolution, signed by 116 Baptist ministers from Massachusetts who called slavery “repugnant,” was thought to ...

Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, ...

The Florence Court housing complex has stood on the corner of University and 10th avenues southeast for more than 100 years, but it may not stand much longer. The complex – part of which is considered ...

While interhuman relationships go back to the early years of civilization, marriage has only become commonplace in the recent annals of history. Evidence suggests that marriage as an institution ...