Hear echoes of the Victorian age, captured in some of the world’s first audio recordings, in this video essay on the ...

It’s not an accident that the Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys all have names typically used for people (though they’re not all named ...

The history goes back to 1935. William Maxson of West Orange developed the idea of freezing already cooked foods and then ...

Today in History for Feb. 11: ...

Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History! Writing this column always feels like an adventure, especially after returning from nearly a two-month break.

Asked to evaluate his son's abilities as an intellectual, the elder Edison said that he was, “absolutely illiterate, ...

To call Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin an adorable couple sounds trite given the impressive gravity of their creative projects, but spend ten minutes with them and it’s clear — their preservation ...

There aren’t many records of other famous scientists ... door to the world we know and love today. He invented the phonograph and motion picture camera, paving the way for the movie industry. Edison ...

The barn that serves as his office is packed with hard drive copies of Lomax’s records and thousands of his own vinyls — including old phonograph albums he has collected over time of Yiddish ...

In celebration of the album’s arrival, more than 100 independent record stores in 35 states across the U.S. will host special release parties. The listening events will take place on either ...

Southern California Edison claims there were no electrical anomalies on its transmission lines in Eaton Canyon leading up to the Eaton fire. Plaintiffs in a lawsuit going to trial this year over ...

Edison E. "Ed" "Gene" Wilt, 62, passed away January 23, 2025. He was the husband of Margaret A. (Henise) Wilt with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Born on February 12, 1962 in York, Pa, he ...