As telephony developed, so did a workforce of switchboard operators—all women—who were ultimately rendered obsolete by technological progress.

The idea of barbarian invasions comes from the nineteenth century, when they were constructed as the decisive event that wrenched the West into modernity.

Since 1823, when the Monroe Doctrine was first introduced to the world, the US has regarded Cuba as key to its designs for Latin America.

A "dirty" song recorded by Georgia Tom and Tampa Red in 1928 launched the "hokum" blues.

Traditional dance offers Filipino Americans a sense of pride and legitimacy while allowing them to cherish different aspects of this heritage practice.

The images that stick with us the most tend to be those we find by chance. That’s where search filters come in.

In the 1960s, the Mattachine Society had only a few thousand members. But tens of thousands of men subscribed to physique magazines published by gay entrepreneurs.

A stunningly popular form of entertainment, baby pageants promoted the cult of domesticity, showcased maternal pride, and opened a path to fame and wealth.

Nobel winner Santiago Ramón y Cajal preferred to draw his own renderings of neurons rather than avail himself of photomicrography's wonders.

In the late nineteenth century, forensic investigators began using new technologies to study minute details—such as the arrangement and makeup of dust.