An enigmatic early-1800s author (or is it 1974?) writes defining principles on how to swim with literal sharks and in the process becomes a med school legend.

The skull of an Aboriginal man who is thought to have been killed by colonizers in the early 19th century has been returned ...

An ancient Megillat Esther scroll dating back to the 19th century, bearing rare stamps from the community of Gaza expatriates ...

Sprunt was a prosperous business owner who owned the wildly profitable Champion Cotton Compress in the 19th century and later became known for writing the history book "Chronicles of the Cape Fear ...

"Wish You Were Here" at the Grolier Club explores two centuries of NYC tourism using guidebooks, postcards, and other ...

However, these early victories did not consist of men ... suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed, they defied ...