Travelers have an advantage when it comes to learning from history: When we see its legacy in person, we better understand its lessons.

‘An intellectual who looked into the darkest corners of 20th century European history’ with a ‘great personal warmth’ Philip Nord, the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, ...

Gelatin had been used in cooking well before the 20th century — going back to medieval Europe, in fact — but it was considered a luxury. Gathering gelatin from the bones of cattle was a ...

As the world’s population increased five-fold since the start of the 20th century, the changes in the geographic distribution of the billions of people across the planet have been ongoing and signific ...