Both publications are quoted in the book “Pittsylvania’s Nineteenth Century Grist Mills” by late county historian Herman Melton (1991). The origin of the name Galveston, according to local legend, ...

Mike Loades has the world of pistol duelling firmly in his sights. We stare down the barrel of famous encounters, such as ...

Though it may look like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon, the punt gun was a real weapon used to hunt ducks in ...

Around the turn of the 20th century, about 20 black doctors resided in the city. Most of them maintained practices primarily in the South End and Roxbury. Some earned their medical degrees from ...

The presentation, titled ‘Women and Style in the 19th to early 20th century Malta’, will be delivered by fashion historian Caroline Tonna.

As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium ...

“When major declines occur ... that’s the time to heed these lines,” Buffet noted, pointing to Rudyard Kipling’s 19th century poem “If–.” “If you can keep your head when all about ...

The tech is likely based on a World War I recoilless gun, which fires from both ends of a barrel. Propellers whirring ... In Sunday's post, the double-barreled shotgun drone primarily targeted ...

Reichman Jorgensen’s Adam Adler explains how Kerckhoff’s Principle from cryptology can provide an invaluable lesson to practicing lawyers. Ironically, a lawyer’s duty of secrecy is almost always ...

If Gov. Josh Shapiro was able to win in deep red Lancaster County, Democratic state Sen.-elect James Malone could too, his campaign co-manager Stella Sexton said. Shapiro won the 36th Senate District ...

There are fears one of Wales' most popular canals could start to dry up within a week, prompting calls for the Welsh government to intervene. Operators of the 225-year-old Monmouthshire and Brecon ...