According to the Fashion History Timeline, each decade in American fashion reflected social, political and technological advances of the time.

In the 1850s, the German Jewish migrants who had accumulated ... grew into large department stores. In 1856, eight St. Paul families founded the first Jewish organization in Minnesota, Mount ...

1856. When she was approached by the fort’s commander, Olive cried into her hands. Before she was permitted to enter the fort, she was loaned a Western-style dress by an officer’s wife ...

The Britt Festival is an outdoor amphitheater nestled in a beautiful hillside, offering a summer-long lineup of concerts that ...

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Constantine, presented music by Patrick O’Malley, Clara Schumann, ...

Nestled in southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley, Jacksonville is a time capsule of Gold Rush charm. This picturesque town, with its ...

While most Indigenous people were later forced to assimilate to European dress ... into the 1850s, and were accompanied by multiple petticoats to give the skirt more fullness. In 1856, the cage ...

Two schools were established during Lawrence’s lifetime — at Sanawar in 1847 and Mount Abu (Rajasthan) in 1856. The third followed at Lovedale ... more attractive in the marriage market.” By 1850, ...

However, owing to the 48 year-old's fashionable reputation, this polka dot dress comes with a rather hefty price-tag of £1,850. Since not many of us could afford it, we have done some digging and ...

An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.