We know there’s no such thing as “the perfect man,” except…. A newsreel from a 1941 bodybuilding competition in San Francisco is going viral after Instagram account @colorful.upscaled.history ...

In 1940, the Suez Canal was the most important waterway in the world: a vital supplies shortcut for the Allies, and a coveted prize for the Italians. The Italian forces that landed in Africa had the ...

URBANA — An 8-mm color film shot in the 1940s is offering some clues about the original color of a bronze statue that is a beloved landmark at the University of Illinois. The 84-year-old Alma Mater ...

Founding a movement -- War, race, and confrontation -- Postwar reform and its limitations -- Brown v. Board of Education -- Little Rock school crisis -- Dismantling Jim Crow -- New challenges ...

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from chemistry.