The United States finalizes the Louisiana Purchase from France, adding the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains to its territory. Meriwether Lewis, of the legendary duo Lewis ...

Other issues that women faced in the 19th century are well presented in the film. However, the makers could have worked better on the film's second half. The transition between showcasing certain ...

The 19th century listed White Hart Public House on Ruislip Road, Northolt will be retained and renovated alongside the hotel. The renovation work will remove the modern additions to focus on ...

It’s really just an incredible effort.” Mendel, a citizen scientist, famously performed a series of experiments in the mid-nineteenth century in which he cross-bred some 28,000 pea plants to ...

During the attempted robbery, Clanton and his co-conspirator were wearing jackets with the letters “FBI,” badges that said “FBI,” and hats identifying themselves as law enforcement agents ...

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Many also believe the oracle has predicted the return on the 17th century plague in the words: 'A great pestilence from the past returns, no enemy more deadly under the skies.' In an even more ...

By the mid-19th century, the push for standardization had become increasingly urgent. Scientific discovery was accelerating, global trade was booming and industrial projects were growing in scale ...

They are typically artifacts from within the last century that get misplaced for a few decades. This book in particular was donated by a family with close ties to the surgeon who anatomized Corder ...

Friel’s characters are mostly involved in a so-called Hedge School, in essence the equivalent of joint home-schooling in 19th century Ireland, where Gaelic is the dominant language. (Most people ...