The First Coney Island Amusement Park

After building his reputation as a formidable hunter on Lewis and Clark's Expedition into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, John Colter chooses to stay out in the wilderness and enter the booming fur trade.

In 1823, New Orleans, French immigrant Louis Joseph Dufilho uses a scientific approach to treating victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic.

This backyard game has a surprisingly rich and complicated history.

Populism refers to politicians claiming to represent the people—but its roots trace back to the 19th century.