For example, seventh-century efforts by Egypt to control knowledge flows by limiting the export of papyrus, the chief writing ...

When Brooklyn was incorporated as a city in 1834, building a new city hall was high on the list of priorities.

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For example, a silver denarius from the Holy Roman Empire discovered by metal detectorists ... on one side has the god Jupiter and an eagle on the other, signifying “the right to the throne ...

Anna Claire Howland, 21, became an overnight sensation after a photograph she was in was chosen for the piece chronicling an inauguration party in Washington.

Automaton is the Greek word for an object that moves on its own. This technology was used in clock production during the 13th ...

The state funeral of Queen Victoria of Great Britain was held on 1901. A little over a decade later, the plush Grand Central ...

The Trump-named cryptocurrency is valued at more than $6 billion after its first week, but it mimics moves made by ancient leaders.

The great directors of the previous decade were not on top of their game: Marty was drained, Francis bankrupt, Friedkin burnt out, Altman washed up, Roman on ... the former Eagle Scout from ...

The Assassin's Creed series has taken us to many locales, and these are by far the best settings we've visited in the games.

A filmmaker returns home to Eagle Pass, Texas ... Even before Vesuvius rumbled, the jewel of the ancient Roman Empire hid a very dark side. In the decade leading up to 1945, it’s estimated ...

Bart de Wever made his name as a separatist champion in Belgium's Dutch-speaking north  -- and was long accused on the French side of seeking to blow up the country altogether.Underpinning it is the ...