Other issues that women faced in the 19th century are well presented in the film. However, the makers could have worked better on the film's second half. The transition between showcasing certain ...

Chimney & Stone Specialists Inc. says their huge chimney sweep – now named the largest in the world – has been subjected to weather, bullet holes and other vandalism over the years.

The house sits within JP's Stonybrook neighborhood, a subset of Parkside that contains many houses of similar age, dating back to the mid-19 th century. “This house represented the history of ...

They’ve shared a lifetime of memories, most of them in the living room around the Victorian coal-black soapstone fireplace, where everyone would gather as the crackling woodsmoke and its warmth filled ...

Pink and blue, along with other pastels, emerged as popular colors for babies in the mid-19th century, but it took time for their status as gender signifiers to be confirmed. In June 1918 ...

A 19th century Victorian Crossley engine discovered in Edinburgh is to go on display. The extremely rare engine is one of only three in existence, and the oldest surviving engine in Europe.

By the mid-19th century, the push for standardization had become increasingly urgent. Scientific discovery was accelerating, global trade was booming and industrial projects were growing in scale ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. It was lunchtime at the New York Stock Exchange, and Peter Tuchman was ...

The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a group of alleged Venezuelan gang members. A civil liberties group had sued to stop the removal of the men ...

It is vital to remember how radically the landscape has changed. The Britain in 19th century could only force its vision upon India because it wielded overwhelming military and colonial power ...

They are typically artifacts from within the last century that get misplaced for a few decades. This book in particular was donated by a family with close ties to the surgeon who anatomized Corder ...

Christie's New York will be offering a $30m -$50m painting by Claude Monet in their upcoming sales next month. Interestingly, Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule (1891) will be unveiled to the ...