On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...

The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to ...

The Newburgh Gorhams were originally formed in New York City in 1886 by Ambrose Davis and Phillip Snipper, and moved to ...

Trump has embraced James K. Polk and William McKinley as avatars of his effort to return the United States to a bygone era, historians said.

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

warning they’ll raise prices on American electronics rather than bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. “I understand they have 19th century policies of McKinley, but they need to ...

Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...

World’s Fairs were created to launch futuristic technology and products, but ended up selling ideas and experiences. 174 ...

Nations pursuing “spheres of influence” set the stage for World War I.

Private Collection / Smithsonian American Art Museum At the start of the 19th century, the United States was still a place where many people ate what they grew and many women made the family clothes.

DURHAM, N.C. – Two Duke faculty are among nearly 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and science ...