This week in 1838, the first U.S. patent for a furniture caster was issued to Philos Blake, Eli Whitney Blake and John A.

U.S. life expectancy ranks roughly 55th in the world, just behind Panama, according to the United Nations. After generations ...

Fan fiction encourages youth literacy, strengthens writing skills and gives young readers a place to tell their own stories.

Thirteen artifacts from the National Museum of American History chronicle profound changes in the life of the nation Photographs by Jessica Antola by Robin Marantz Henig The sexual revolution didn’t ...