The 20th century saw greater improvements and more rapid changes in people’s health than ever before. The Liberals’ decision was the result of a number of important events. These highlighted ...

The Birmingham Corporation organised the building of a reservoir in the Elan Valley, to the west of Rhayader in mid-Wales, to ensure clean drinking water for the Midlands. In 1955, the Liverpool ...

A study combining remote sensing and administrative data finds that since the mid-20th century, large, growing cities have ceased to be centers of upward social and economic mobility. In ...

Nakashima, who died in 1990 at the age of 85, combined Japanese craftsmanship with American modernist principles and was considered a leader in the mid-20th century studio craft movement that ...

“Both mid-century modern architecture and interior design became popular during the mid-20th century,” says Hoyos. “They share similar aesthetic goals and traits, characterized by ...

Our series focusing on mid-century modern design profiles the designers and architects responsible for one of the most enduring and influential design styles of the 20th and 21st centuries.

An exhibition exploring mid-century architecture across Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and Scotland will be launched this week ...

Tongolele, the iconic American dancer who transformed the nightlife scene in mid-20th century Mexico City with her hip movements to the sound of drums, has died at the age of 93 ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. BACKGROUNDResearch into the causes of the mid-20th-century baby boom has concluded that the main proximate cause of the fertility increase ...