Fred Rogers argued by example and in his quiet, firm way that television’s power could be harnessed to shape future generations for good.

Murphy Brown represented a threat to “family values”—a position that inherently placed her on the side of the families of color whose single family structures supposedly threatened the white, middle-class status quo of the 1990s.

On November 4th, 1979, Iranian militants took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. They seized 63 Americans, a number later ...

What makes Star Trek essential for any contemporary tech user is its role in helping us understand our relationship to technology.

Ironically, it was movies that helped accustom American viewers to television in the first place, writes Richard Koszarski.

Little people have been used for entertainment purposes in royal courts from ancient Egypt to medieval Europe. But can this be more than exploitative?

At its core, the relationship between single women and gay men has longstanding historical roots.

Dan Rather's ruminations on politics and morality feel so 2017. This interview he gave in the '70s lends insight into how seriously he takes journalism.

Dating back to at least medieval times, the condom has taken a winding path to social acceptance.

Ronald Reagan is at the heart of the modern American politics of advertising, public relations, and a television in every home.