Explore films, interviews, articles, image galleries and more for an in-depth look at notable female figures in American ...

A woman reaches for a copy of Life on a New York City newsstand in 1936. Time Inc. Picture Collection / The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images On a whim in 1972 while enrolled in medical school, ...

When George Washington (and his false teeth) ruled the land, the average American consumed about six pounds of sugar per year ...

In 1939, more than 120 years after the first photograph ever was taken, Robert Cornelius set up a camera in the back of his family’s store and took what is believed to be the very first photographic ...

1619 marks a key moment in American and African-American history. This is why it matters — and why it's become controversial. Credit: Mashable composite; Getty Images / mikroman6 We look to history to ...