Bowl of buffalo wings with blue cheese dip, Romania - stock photoBowl of buffalo wings with blue cheese dip on the wooden backround

Customers enjoying steins of beer at the Old Heidelberg Brewery, in Chicago, c. 1900.

Enslaved workers in Brazil picking coffee beans, c. 1885, by 19th-century Brazilian photographer Marc Ferrez

People in 1904 standing outside a refreshment stand

USA Missouri Saint Louis: Saint Louis World's Fair A pavilion at the exhibition area selling refreshments - 1904 - Photographer: Philipp Kester - Vintage property of ullstein bild

Sausage department at Armour

1980s USA Betty Crocker Magazine Plate

A clerk removes cans of cranberry from the shelves in a supermarket in Jackson Heights, Queens, Nov. 10, 1959.

<p>Food is an integral part of human history, serving as both sustenance and a symbol of culture, trade and power. From the earliest days of hunter-gatherers to modern-day globalization, what people eat has influenced the course of history.</p>


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<p>The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.</p>


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Iván Román

<p>Lesley Kennedy is a features writer and editor living in Denver. Her work has appeared in national and regional newspapers, magazines and websites.</p>


Lesley Kennedy

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<p>Thanksgiving, which occurs on the fourth Thursday in November, is based on the colonial Pilgrims' 1621 harvest meal. The holiday continues to be a day for Americans to gather for a day of feasting, football and family.</p>


Thanksgiving

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<p>In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.</p>


Early 20th Century U.S.

<p>From religious and patriotic holidays to celebrations of ethnic pride, explore the history of Easter, Passover, New Year's Day, Veterans' Day, Memorial Day and more annual observances.</p>


Annual Observances

<p>Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.</p>


Inventions & Science

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