Trump has embraced James K. Polk and William McKinley as avatars of his effort to return the United States to a bygone era, ...

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the ...

Richard White, the historian and author of "The Republic for Which It Stands," explains what made the late 19th century ...

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A new exhibition documents American photography's first 70 years, exploring the US during a period of immense social, ...

The bones of a 19th-century toddler show medical experimentation was taking place during the industrialization of France. Zinn, et al (2025) International Journal of Paleopathology The Industrial ...

Trump has governed like a late-19th-century president, with his penchant for tariffs, his unusual relationship with a major industrial titan, and his bald-faced corruption. It’s widely ...

Innovation, capital, and labor powered U.S. industrial advances, not trade barriers. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs--and his promised trade agenda—draw partly from a narrative ...

Long before Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, the United States had toyed with imposing high tariffs throughout ...

A new industrial empire is being built ... New processing hubs will be the equivalent of 19th-century oil refineries. Supply chain control: Just as Standard Oil dominated through pipelines ...