A group of teenagers playing guitar and hanging out in August 1972. From the Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment, there has been no shortage of periods in history that have shaped society in terms ...

"Burn the British!" was a popular outcry from waiters to cooks in a largely forgotten uniquely American culinary vernacular. That would be diner lingo. "'Burn the British' meant toasted English ...

Slang words and expressions are an integral part of our language, yet in America’s fast-paced, rapidly changing society, some of them seem to endure through the decades. Obviously, different races and ...

Stacker compiled a list of 25 idioms that were among the most common in the 1970s. From phrases popularized through television to terms that originated from the political landscape of the era, these ...

Slang words and expressions are an integral part of our language, yet in America’s fast-paced, rapidly changing society, some of them seem to endure through the decades. Obviously, different races and ...

When it comes to more recent history, the 1970s were known as a time of significant cultural and political expression—from the clothes that were in fashion to major protest movements, not to mention ...