The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Allen County Public Library In the mid-19th century, election ballots were created by political parties, not the government. Local ...

Alamy An illustration from Carême's book Le Maitre d'hotel Francais depicts typical chef costumes of the early 19th Century ...