In May 1837, a major financial crisis engulfed America's approximately 800 banks, with all but six ceasing to redeem their banknotes and deposits for specie (gold or silver coins).

In an 1837 painting, a Black teenager stands beside a trio of White children. A recent historical discovery found that the young New Orleanian was an enslaved household servant named Bélizaire.

Nike and Tiffany & Co. have partnered to create a "Legendary Pair" of the Air Force 1 1837 shoes inspired by the jewelry brand's sterling silver accessories collection.

During the revolutionary crisis of 1837, French-Canadian villagers made use of a version of the charivari in their struggle against local representatives of the British colonial regime. The ...

On this day in 1837, Lea & Perrins started to manufacture its famous Worcestershire sauce for sale the following year.