The first half year of these columns has been about how jazz fits into and reflects contemporary American society, because ...

An antislavery spy who worked for the British in New York in the 1800s lived in a house that is now home to an allergy doctor ...

On July 6, 1994, "Forrest Gump" opened in U.S. theaters, earning actor Tom Hanks his second Oscar for Best Actor.

Anne Frank, one of the most famous diarists during World War II, went into hiding with her family in Amsterdam on July 6, ...

An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.

Her vision was an immediate success. She took over Harper’s Bazaar in 1935, quickly tripling the magzine's circulation ...

If Mamdani is able to pull this off—a huge if, given the economic considerations, as critics are quick to point out—it will ...

As the Rebbe counseled during antisemitic violence in Brooklyn in the 1960s, it’s better to plant roots than to flee.

Zohran Mamdani, the official Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, ran his campaign largely on affordability, placing the New York City housing crisis at the center of his platform.

Standing at the top of the Empire State Building in the late December chill, Berenice Abbott knew she only had one chance.

After falling in love with Paris in her 20s, American Mary Jane Wilkie finally relocated the French capital at the age of 79.