China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat ...
The museum has agreed to return two works from 1857 by the Black potter David Drake, who made his ambitious jars while ...
Next week, California voters will go to the polls to decide whether the state should authorize mid-decade redistricting to counter gerrymandering in Republican states and keep Democrats competitive in ...
A rifle which belonged to the 19th Century American sharpshooter who inspired the musical Annie Get Your Gun is going up for ...
From opium-laced syrups to “just ignore the baby,” history is packed with child-rearing advice and habits best left in the ...
Australian boomerangs come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The classic symmetrical boomerang is designed to return in a ...
Across Michigan, the remnants of once bustling towns bear witness to a bygone era. Here's a look at 5 "ghost towns" that once ...
One minor but arresting fact of U.S. history is the huge amount of alcohol the average American consumed in 1830: 7.1 undiluted gallons a year, the equivalent of four shots of 80-proof whiskey every ...
Last December, flames engulfed Ohio’s Overfield Tavern Museum. Now archaeologists get to dig beneath the floorboards.
If you're looking to visit a city on your vacation that is literally a blast from the past, this Georgia city is packed with ...
The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.
Today's creepy clown is a Halloween favorite—and a return to the subversive figure clowns represented in the past.