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False rumors of an alleged Wampanoag uprising on Nantucket Island in 1738 were turned into a story of an Indian rebellion thwarted via a Boston newspaper.

Native to Paraguay, Ka’a he’e followed a circuitous path through Indigenous medicine, Japanese food science, and American marketing to reach the US sweeteners market.

Many servicemen became addicted to opioids prescribed during the war. Society viewed their dependency as a lack of manliness.

Shopping centers in East San Jose that originally served working-class immigrants have been transformed by the influx of transnational tech professionals.

The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.

The French Michelin guide is an authoritative voice in the world of fine dining, but when it arrived on the American food scene, it was met with a chilly reception.

The fight for women’s suffrage is often depicted as pitting women against men. But some women made it their life’s mission to campaign against it.

The eerie effects of the Foehn—folklore or fact?

The legacy of anti-Mussolini resistance in the northern Italian city endures as fascist impulses once again loom.