The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.

there were a series of lines drawn by “compromising” Congresses throughout the first half of the 19th century), slaves must have resided below it and free black people above it, with every man ...

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

Bly found a way out by convincing the editors to let her be a foreign correspondent in Mexico, where she observed and then sent back stories about the everyday lives of the Mexican people.

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

Every day people, pets and wildlife enjoy Walter Pierce Park. Most have no idea about its history. Mary Belcher, who has lived in Adams Morgan for thirty years, hopes to change that. Belcher tied ...

The remains of a 19th-century hospital and cemetery have been ... Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer ...