This work traces the history of the jukebox from its origins in the invention of the phonograph b...

Film piracy began almost immediately after the birth of the film industry. Initially it was a wit...

The relationship of Hollywood and television, initially turbulent, has ultimately been profitable...

The case of Lizzy Borden stands out in the history of sensational criminal cases, but she was not...

Although the 1880s are considered the beginning of the vending machine era, these devices have ex...

Following the 2013 revelations of Edward Snowden, Americans have come to realize that many of us ...

While sexual harassment of women in the workplace has been discussed for decades it is still a pe...

Payola is as old as the music industry and continues today. Contrary to popular belief, the accep...

The polygraph, most commonly known as the lie detector, was created and refined by academics in u...

The poverty that drives people to begging has been a pressing social issue in the United States s...

With its decentralized urban areas, pollution, and mostly inadequate public transit systems, Amer...

Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman's wardrobe...