A rich knight likely paid a handsome sum to import the ornately carved monument, despite brutal conditions in the Jamestown ...

Since North America has a relatively recent history ... He even wrote a scientific paper in 1796, describing what he called a Megalonyx (great claw). His conclusions were wrong but his pioneering ...

New York City itself housed one of the largest urban slave populations in North America: Around four in ... however—like Aquila Giles, in 1796—made more complex plans to retain a person ...

Many Mississippi Territory settlers were saved from smallpox in the early 19th century because of actions taken by William C.

After Elaine Simmons' flight reservation is lost, she pays an extra $1,796 to get to her NCL cruise. Why won't the cruise ...

Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.

“Fire and water are not more heterogeneous than the different colonies of North America ... among themselves over America’s character and future. Finally, in 1796, Washington refused ...

The man arrested after apparently plotting to assassinate the former president, wrote a book in which he apologised to Iran for Trump cancelling a nuclear deal. Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure ...

As summer winds down across the Northern Hemisphere, the night sky is set to showcase some of the year’s most captivating ...

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1796 L'Olympiade de la République was first held in Paris ... 1839 First athletics meeting in North America, at Caer Howell grounds near Toronto, Canada. 1850 The Much Wenlock Olympic Games are staged ...