The “gay, frolicsome and amusing" rhymes of 1970s American prison slang.

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The inaccuracy of medieval lions may have been a stylistic preference, particularly in a bestiary, or compendium of beasts.

Even though this physician pre-dated germ theory, he was able to track a London outbreak of cholera to one particular water pump.

Why did David Clark lead a successful campaign to keep kids working in the early 20th century? For one thing, child labor benefited his interests.

In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres publicly came out on her show, Ellen. It was a cultural turning point for many.

Biologists suggest that evolution never stops, even for modern humans. This is especially true in parts of the developing world.

The barbecue boom in 1950s American was tied to nationalistic concepts of the "perfect family": patriarchal, suburban, and white.

There's more to comic books than bright colors, gratiutious violence, and whimsy. Comics tells stories that are deeply significant to their readers.

A man named Samuel Clemens received funds from the radical abolitionist Boston Vigilance Committee in 1854. It may have been Mark Twain, pulling a prank.