Known as the Father of Gymnastics, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn founded the Turnverein (gymnastic club) movement in Germany.

Auguste Escoffier left behind a legacy still enjoyed by professional chefs everywhere. He invented some 5,000 recipes, published Le Guide Culinaire textbook and developed approaches to kitchen management. Culinary institutions and famous chefs around the...

Tap dancing is a uniquely American art form, with more than three centuries of tradition behind it. Ayodele Casel, a dancer and choreographer who has worked on Broadway shows, has dedicated her life to honoring the dancers of years gone by and ensuring th...

Indian corn, also known as flint corn or calico corn, is a type of maize. It is one of the oldest types of corn and has kernels that come in a variety of colors, including yellow, white, purple, red, and blue. The kernels have a hard outer layer to protec...

Given that we live in a time that easily accessible refrigeration is widely available, fresh meat can be shipped just about anywhere safely. Thus, the need for canned corn beef may seem less than urgent. But it wasn't that long ago that canning food was a...

Now nearly synonymous with Irish and Irish American culture, the song Danny Boy has become one of the most popular songs of all time. It’s hard to imagine a time before the tune was a household name. And yet most people have no knowledge of the song’s ori...

The Japanese dance and theater art of kabuki, derived from the word kabuku, meaning "out of the ordinary," can be traced back to the streets of seventeenth-century Kyoto. Kabuki became a dramatic art for the common people, with its use of makeup and facia...

1 Song from every year from 1960 to 2014 (the year Glee ended).

These are just a few of the dance styles that permeated the 60s. There were songs recorded in celebration of the dances and slippery wood floors and leather soled shoes that contributed to the movement of the styles.

On this episode of Baking Yesteryear: Dylan takes the deepest dive into a most mysterious dessert!

“How is this humanly possible?” American violinist Randall Goosby returns to the Philharmonia in April to perform the fiercely difficult and beautiful Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, conducted by our Principal Conductor, Santtu-Mattias Rouvali. In this film,...

From the Stone Age to Barbie Girl. Musical history as it should be. Rainer Hersch Orkestra funniest orchestra pranks.

The flute section of The U.S. Army Field Band brings a wealth of performance and teaching experience to Flute Fundamentals, the latest in the Army Field Band instructional video series.

Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington reflect on the supermodel era with Vogue. ‘Were we all wearing our own jeans?’

Weird History Food is getting out the fryer for this one on Fried Foods. People worldwide have enjoyed various fried foods for centuries. Deep-frying is thought to date back to ancient Egyptian times; the process was meant to help preserve foods. The inve...