The 21st century is nothing like what it was in 1896 when French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès produced and directed Le Manoir du Diable (The Haunted Castle or The House of the Devil) — the world’s ...

The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship was beginning its journey back to the Netherlands in June 1857 when ...

Archaeologists are confident they have found the wreckage of an 800-ton Dutch merchant ship that sunk off the coast of Australia 168 years ago. The Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near Robe ...

Leo XIII was a "great 19th century pope," Barron told CBS News. "When the revolutions in the 18th century happened, and the philosophical revolutions of the 19th century, the church initially said ...

Period charm of the 1840s property perfectly framed by the creative vision of Jane Willoughby and her husband John Jane Willoughby in her Castlecomer home. Photo: Bryan Meade The exterior of the ...

MEQUON, Wis. — A Mequon-area family is cleaning up after an unexpected fire spread quickly through their backyard, leveling a barn that dates back 170 years. Robert Groth said he was making his ...

Cork appears to be the only city in Europe giving serious consideration to housing its 21st-century library in a brewery extension built not long after the end of the 19th century. Having been in ...

But that's a poor picture based largely on Viking portrayals in the 19th century, when they featured in European art either as romantic heroes or exotic savages. The real Vikings, however ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a powerful statement. Following Pope Francis, who chose ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

“We haven’t seen the federal government weaponized against civil rights in this way” since the turn of the century, Hannah-Jones says. “We’ve not lived in this America before. And we are ...