Nov 27, 2025 · Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, fatal conflagration that occurred on the evening of March 25, 1911, in a New York City sweatshop, touching off a national movement in the …

Nov 23, 2025 · Although much has been made of the move of clothing production out of New York, more fashion design and retail firms are based in New York than in any other American city.

4 days ago · Renamed New York City when transferred to the British, it played a prominent role in the nation’s early history, both militarily and politically. Congress met there (1785–90), and …

Nov 12, 2025 · Although much has been made of the move of clothing production out of New York, more fashion design and retail firms are based in New York than in any other American city.

textile, any filament, fibre, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth, and the resulting material itself. The term is derived from the Latin textilis and the French texere, meaning “to weave,” …

2 days ago · Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City, southeastern New York, U.S., coextensive with Bronx county, formed in 1912. The Bronx is the northernmost of the city’s …

Richard Arkwright is the first to use Watt’s steam engine to power textile machinery. By 1775 Arkwright develops mills in which the whole process of yarn manufacture is carried on by one …

Dec 3, 2025 · Lady Gaga is an American singer-songwriter, performance artist and actress, known for her flamboyant costumes. She was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on …

It was the second of three stages of the so-called triangular trade, in which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, and …

Nov 5, 2025 · In 1977 two events brought disco fully into mainstream culture: the opening of the Studio 54 discotheque in New York City in April and the release of the film Saturday Night …