The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
AN uneasy peace existed in the settlement at the headwaters of the Connecticut River known as Indian Stream. Both the United ...
AN uneasy peace existed in the settlement at the headwaters of the Connecticut River known as Indian Stream. Both the United ...
Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match ...
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017. Nearly eight ...
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...
Iran is expanding its diplomatic presence in North Africa by strengthening ties with Algeria and Tunisia amid shifting regional dynamics.
As leader of a branch of Shiite Islam, the Aga Khan mixed business projects and humanitarian initiatives as he built a ...
Most often in the public eye thanks to his racehorses, the British citizen was the spiritual leader of 12 million members of ...
Few religious leaders can claim to have charmed British royalty, owned legendary racehorses and  become a symbol for ...
772: Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 1587: ...
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...