Life expectancy in the year 1800 was no older than 40 years globally. Modern life expectancies of around 78 years in the United States are largely due to improvements in infant mortality and public ...

This digital collection provides access to rare primary source material on American social, cultural, and popular history from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History, Duke University and The ...

I thought I knew all about Cincinnati’s firsts — from John Roebling’s Suspension Bridge, professional baseball and Play-Doh to the first Jewish hospital, municipal university, night baseball game, and ...

When we think about dinner in the 1800s, it’s hard not to romanticize the simplicity of it all. There were no fancy appliances or exotic ingredients shipped from across the globe. Instead, meals were ...