The 19th-century European immigrants to Wisconsin arrived with polkas ringing in their ears. The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time, had developed from folk roots and became a European ...

Unlike the Scandinavian and German immigrant farmers of the 19th century, the new immigrants ... For so many of these immigrants from Europe, they are coming from small cities or small towns ...

Three waves of immigrants settled prehistoric Europe. The last ... where it was spoken and by whom has been debated since the 19th century. According to one theory, it was the Neolithic farmers ...

and Norway throughout the late 19th century, and for Italy, Portugal, and Spain by the end of the century. The lower rates achieved by other countries are still high by modern standards. New World ...

caused European immigrants to migrate there during the 19th century. But as Simon Bronner, a professor at Penn State Harrisburg and the founding director of the Center for Pennsylvania Culture ...

The Black Hawk War with Indigenous people in 1832 opened the Iowa territory for settlement to immigrants primarily with European heritage, and come they did — an increasing number directly from ...

There were also many German immigrants in the 19th century. Many bakeries were German-run and the ‘full English’ breakfast was in fact a German import. Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert ...

The US is a country shaped by immigration - but at many times in its history, there has been controversy over new arrivals. A closer look at those who call the country home reveals the great ...

Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon at the bustling ...

Each Halloween, this festive event provides a lighter touch to the otherwise serious atmosphere of the White House.

During the 19th century the legal status of Jews in Britain steadily improved. In 1830 Jews were allowed to trade freely. In 1858 the first Jewish Member of Parliament (MP) Lionel de Rothschild ...