SPRING break is a highly anticipated vacation period for students of all ages around the United States. But who invented the academic hiatus and when did it become popular? Here’s all you nee… ...

The steam engine may seem like a relic of the past. But without this game-changing invention, the modern world would be a much different place.

Todd S. Purdum's biography explores the impact on American culture by the Cuban-born entertainer who (as husband and business partner of Lucille Ball) changed the rules of TV.

Chester Greenwood invented earmuffs to battle the cold in Maine, US. By 18, he was a patent holder. He went on to file over ...

Listen to Mason Rollans read The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle, written by Anne Renaud and illustrated by Milan Pavlovic. The story follows Frank William Eperson's experience inventing the ...

Shaboozey went viral for his reaction to fellow country artist Megan Moroney's claim about who "invented" country music.

Susan Morrison's biography of the late-night comedy producer is also the history of a pop culture institution, now marking its 50th year.

Rock music is best known for launching in the 1950s, but a few proto-rock musicians from the 1940s preceded the genre.