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In October 1925, the Pottsville Free Public Library was turned into an art gallery with an exhibit dedicated to life in the mines. Its centerpiece was an almost life-size painting of a miner, “The ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...

Here are expanded descriptions for all 20 ghost towns in Colorado: ...

Last fall the Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative, a group tasked with replacing the coal industry in Garfield, Mesa, Moffat ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

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With Scotland’s NHS seemingly in a state of permanent crisis, John Swinney recently began taking a more hands-on role ...

Jan. 23, 1890: The United Mine Workers was organized ... a struggle of more than 40 years to unionize the state’s coal mines. Jan. 23, 1903: The great rhododendron was designated the official ...

A boy plays in the snow during Siberia's notoriously cold winter. Far from Kremlin leaders in Moscow and the frontlines of ...