Ken Burns has won a $250,000 prize for his contributions to American history. The New York Historical awarded him the ...

These October traditions weren’t always traditions. Here’s how some of them got started.

On first read, the story of Cain and Abel from the Book of Genesis is almost startling in its frankness. The first sons of original couple Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel followed different paths: Cain ...

When Did Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Start? While there is no formal consensus, most DEI supporters cite the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a catalyst for the modern DEI industry. The act made ...

A notable figure who blazed the trail for Greek tragedy was a man named Thespis. A poet and actor, Thespis began to act out individual characters by switching between different masks. In its earliest ...

From humble kitchens to opulent royal banquets, here's how this versatile treat became one of the world's favorite condiments. A knife covered in jam against a blue background. A love potion, a ...

In the U.S. and all over the world, residential schools, or Indian boarding schools, forcibly fractured Indigenous cultures. The implication that these institutions were just “schools” does little to ...

Tuberculosis (TB) has a long history that dates back thousands of years. Advances in research and understanding of how the infection transmits have led to improvements in treatments and preventive ...

A new project from scholars at Columbia University examines the history of public education through the lens of race to better understand how national policies have had disparate impacts on various ...

In 1989, a policy wonk in the US State Department wrote a paper for the right-leaning international relations magazine The National Interest entitled “The End of History?”. His name was Francis ...