Dorothy Ross, pioneering historian of the origins of modern social science and a professor emerita in the Johns Hopkins University Department of History, died last week. She was 87. Ross's research ...

What a privilege—and a responsibility—it is for a student to speak about Professor K N Panikkar on the occasion of his passing. Writing about Professor Panikkar invites reflection on two intertwined ...

Every generation develops a new way of telling the history of the past. Up until the mid-20th century, history was reserved for the elite. Even in the U.S., college students interested in history took ...

ALBANY — Stefan Bielinski, a social historian at the New York State Museum for nearly five decades who compiled a one-of-a-kind historical database of Albany's history and inhabitants during the ...

Stephan Thernstrom, a social historian and strong opponent of affirmative action who taught at Harvard for over thirty years, died Jan. 23 in Arlington, Virginia. He was 90. As a scholar of social ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Howard Zinn, the author of ‘A People’s History of the United States’ and ...

The cuisine of contact -- Food and the founding -- Foodways in an era of expansion and immigration -- Technology and taste -- Gender and the American appetite -- The pious or patriotic stomach -- Food ...

Watch the latest from ITV News - Katie Kennedy has more than 600,000 followers on the platform where she makes light-hearted ...