The controversy over Jesus’s birthday has gone on for centuries.

P. T. Barnum's career as a Kentucky show man began with his ownership and exploitation of African American slave Joice Heth.

Fashion magazines, which first emerged in the 19th century, bridged notions of femininity with an increasingly consumerist society.

Boeing has developed a metal microlattice, a strong material mostly composed of air.

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When it comes to finance and banking, early Americans like Benjamin Franklin make Bernie Sanders look conservative.

Why, in the face of international economic ruin, did so many countries persist in maintaining the gold standard leading up to the Great Depression?

The minimum-wage debate has been a long point of interest for business owners and labor economists.

Privacy and retreat weren't always hallmarks of one's home.

The force isn't for everyone.