The two neighbours and long-time allies have each long laid claim to the island and surrounding water, where the US state of ...

It was when Sergei Lavrov and his aides raised their eyes heavenwards and performed the sign of the cross in unison that I ...

National Museum of American History When the War of 1812 began, Lady Columbia was sometimes ... By the 1870s, Columbia had become a symbol of Manifest Destiny, guiding the country’s westward ...

The War of 1812, says historian Hickey ... s song inextricably linked to it—had become an emotionally charged symbol. Key’s “land of the free and the home of the brave” soon became ...

Vermont’s history runs deep, from becoming the first state to abolish slavery in 1777 to playing a vital role in the ...

Created by inmates, this unique figure has become a symbol of the maximum-security ... Sam Wilson, a prominent meatpacker during the War of 1812, accidentally became the inspiration for Uncle ...

And even further east, a library has become the unlikely setting for a flashpoint: built deliberately to straddle the Vermont-Quebec border as a symbol of cooperation between Canada and the US ...

For almost 250 years, the Bolshoi Ballet has remained synonymous with the art of dance. As one of the most celebrated ...

In a very real sense, the Anglican clergy were part of the state in Upper Canada, and their churches were a symbol of their importance ... Holland Landing was founded by necessity. During the War of ...