EditorialJapan: 'The Fickle / Coquettish Type'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series 'Ten Physiognomies of Women' by Utamaro Kitagawa (c. 1753 - 31 October 1806), c. 1792-1793
EditorialA house long rumored to once belong to a man executed during the Salem witch trials, but that dendrochronology revealed was built in 1726 at the earliest — not nearly old enough to fit the legend — in Peabody, Mass., Sept. 10, 2021. (Matt Cosby/The New York Times)
EditorialA house long rumored to once belong to a man executed during the Salem witch trials, but that dendrochronology revealed was built in 1726 at the earliest ? not nearly old enough to fit the legend ? in Peabody, Mass., Sept. 10, 2021. (Jesika Theos/The New York Times)
EditorialAn entry in Alexander Hamilton’s cash book from March 23, 1793, listing a payment to Philip Schuyler, his father-in-law, for “2 Negro servants purchased by him for me.” (Library of Congress via The New York Times)