The sale of Alaska to the United States triggered a good deal of editorializing on the part of newspaper writers in America and elsewhere. Following are extracts from five publications that show a ...

When Henry Hale Bliss, a pedestrian described on the plaque that stands in his memory as “a New York real estate man,” was ...

On a balmy afternoon in June, a few dozen people of varying ages waited quietly as Hope Wechkin raised her hands over the ...

In 1899, Gabriel Nostradamus wrote Consult The Oracle, a book detailing all sorts of Victorian superstitions and ways to divine the future. Whether or not she was an actual mystic is questionable.

As the defeats continue to mount, the White Sox have joined the discussion of the most infamous baseball teams of all time.

The Cincinnati Open begins. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women’s Open.

The eight-part series, titled 1899, was released back in 2022 and proved to be an instant hit with TV viewers and critics. The German psychological thriller was crated by Jantje Friese and Baran ...

1, 1899 article titled “Getting Back To The City ... Three local colleges ranked among priciest in US for off-campus housing The article explains that “a certain percentage of the furniture ...

In most modern homes, any adjustable shelves or cabinets have metal shelf pins set inside conveniently spaced holes. Before the accoutrements of modern life, like easily replicated metal parts ...

A 125-year-old theory explains why humans want luxury items even more when the prices go up. Blame social media—and ...