As more women embraced music as a profession, more men became worried that the world of the orchestra was losing its masculinity.

American racers earned a reputation for deception, and Cuckoo Collins led the pack with an outsize talent for cheating.

The new, hotter normal requires urban planners and city governments to consider heat hazards when creating climate action plans.

Anxieties over the abduction of young men into the French Foreign Legion after WWII reflected West Germany’s concerns about the state of their nation.

The bankers and entrepreneurs of Montana Territory turned to the race track to bolster their reputations.

As more young adults joined the military or worked in wartime industries, England turned to children to fill the growing gap in agricultural labor.

The passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 marked the first time the United States prohibited immigration based on ethnicity and national origin.

Magazines of the freshly founded United States drew legitimacy and stability from the collective voice and sociability of their editors.

Class and religious differences, among other factors, thwarted the would-be friendship between two cultural titans, suggesting opposites attract, but may not adhere.

The peanut, a natural hybrid of two species, originated in Bolivia. It now plays a critical role in food cultures around the world.