The first trial to use forensic toxicology electrified France in 1840 with the tale of a bad marriage and poisoned innards.

Like COVID-19, the 1918 influenza pandemic moved swiftly through the Navajo community, but firsthand accounts of the devastation are rare.

As the crowned heads of Europe shuddered at the unrest in the streets, members of the Latter-Day Saints movement cheered.

A study of historical fine-dining menus yields surprises. Like six preparations of frog, and delicious lamb testicles.

Black abolitionist David Ruggles opened the first Black-owned bookstore in 1834, pointing the way to freedom—in more ways than one.

A longstanding idea about southern segregation is that it was more "intimate" than its northern counterpart. What's the truth?

Two industrial workers, members of Detroit’s League of Revolutionary Black Workers, share experiences with political organizing and education.

From 1964 to 1972, at least 300 U.S. cities faced violent upheavals, the biggest led by the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, in Detroit.

She designed Social Security and public works programs that helped bring millions out of poverty. Her work has been largely forgotten.

By the 19th century, tea was the British national beverage, and "tea histories" were a form of imperial propaganda.