Anxiety is on the rise in the general populace, says Will Hutton in this weekend’s Guardian.

Bletchley Park's code-breakers are famous for cracking Enigma, but they had a major assist from three Polish mathematicians, who had done it in 1932.

Maternity leave as we know it today may have its origins in turn-of-the-century French militarism.

Inky the Octopus made one of the natural world's most daring escapes when he somehow breached his tank to get to the Pacific. But how did he do it?

Mother's Day began as one woman's quest to have a public observance of the anniversary of her own mother's passing.

Prostitution and sex work are useful metric for historians seeking insight into the American West.

Thinking of celebrating Cinco de Mayo at your school this year? Learn from history about some of the potentially insensitive pitfalls.

The 125th anniversary of the opening of Carnegie Hall on May 5th provides an opportunity to examine Andrew Carnegie's legacy and philanthropy.

More than two thousand years ago, the Mayans of eastern Guatemala used ceramic teapots to pour themselves hot ...

Charles Dickens' characters are famous for their elaborate, often hilarious names. Even for bit parts, Dickens' naming conventions were linguistically rich.