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Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine

A hundred years later, we are still learning.

One scholar sees more in the Christmas food of authors like Charles Dickens—English national identity and class.

Why are Jane Austen books still so beloved? A linguist argues it has more to do with Austen's masterful use of language than with plot.

Horses and mules played a major role in the American Civil War. In the end, there were about twice as many dead equines as humans.

For most of the Jewish world, Hanukkah is a minor holiday. What happened in America?

Director Steven Soderbergh’s historical drama series, The Knick, brings viewers inside a New York City hospital’s operating room ...