Search Results for 18th century

How Candy Was Made in the 18th Century America

February 12, 2025

The History of Waffles in the United States

December 3, 2024

Bats in Library

18th Century Portuguese Library Employs Bats to Protect Their Priceless Manuscripts From Insects

March 18, 2025

Original Los Angeles Map

How 18th Century Spanish Conquistadors Built the Heart Los Angeles Around Crooked Streets

March 20, 2025

Water Not Element

How Chemists Discovered That Water is a Chemical Compound Rather Than an Element

November 8, 2024

Salamagundy

A Forgotten 18th Recipe for a Grand Colorful Salad Known as ‘Salamagundy’

August 20, 2024

The Distinctly Regional History of Boston Baked Beans

October 3, 2024

Powder Room Origin

Why Small Bathrooms Are Known As Powder Rooms

August 14, 2025

History of Waffles

The History of Waffles

March 19, 2024

Yankee Doodle Dandy

How the Word ‘Dude’ Originated With the British Insult ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’

July 31, 2024