In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, ...

Built in 1860, this majestic castle was once a luxury hotel for Europe’s elite. Today, it stands forgotten, overtaken by nature and time. We explore its grand staircases, faded ballrooms, and ...

The Centre de la Louisiane sign, marking the geographic center of Louisiana, stands on Old River Road in Mansura, about 5 ...

Most of us have probably wondered about historic homes and other buildings in our communities. How old are they? Who built ...

Outside, the pool area is enclosed with a fence. The hardscaping around the heated pool is softened with plantings, and a ...

Helen Rappaport’s “The Rebel Romanov” tells the story of Julie of Saxe-Coburg (1781-1860). Born in impecunious obscurity in ...

Air Tahiti has introduced TERAIEFA, a new ATR 72-600 aircraft that embodies both technological advancement and deep cultural ...

A prestigious Wiltshire boarding school has submitted plans to partially demolish and transform a historic building.

Although a slaveowner himself, he did not aggressively advocate the rights of slaveholders, and he had opposed admitting Kansas as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution. The 1860 ...

Approval has been granted for urgent action to save an A-listed three-storey former bank building at the heart of Jedburgh.

Alex McAlpine, from Dunedin, was able to discover all about his ancestor and namesake Alexander McAlpine, who was Captain of Irvine's Carter’s Society from 1855 to 1860 and 1862 to 1864. Now, he has ...

The driver who hit and killed DeLaRosa fled the scene and is still at large. Authorities described his vehicle as a white ...