The Industrial Revolution in the U.S. was a pivotal period of rapid technological advancement and socio-economic transformation. Following the early stir in Great Britain, the US began its journey ...

Mozart died just shy of his 36th birthday in 1791. But in his short life, he wrote a remarkable amount of music that changed the course of music history. Music wasn't the only thing that was changing ...

The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great prosperity and expansion as America entered the modern era. But what were the pitfalls of such rapid growth and who turned out to be the victims ...

Georgetown University history professor J.R. McNeill spoke last week at Duke about global environmental history and the Industrial Revolution. He discussed the environmental consequences of ...