Eventually, more durable wax cylinders replaced the tinfoil. By the late 1800s, music recordings were sold in cylindrical containers featuring Edison’s name. In 1887, German immigrant Emile ...

Photograph By Jeremy Horner/Panos Pictures/Redux Geisha, geiko, or geigi are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various Japanese arts ...

who were lifting extraordinarily large weights in the first strongman competitions of the 1800s. Often performing as part of circus entertainment, the powerlifters and strongmen of the time were ...

Looking for a one-of-a-kind Cape house? A church dating back nearly 200 years on Cape Cod, Massachusetts has been repurposed as a home, and it's now for sale. The 3,400-square-foot, three-bedroom ...