Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...

The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and ...

Materials science might seem very technical, but as a scientific discipline, it has led to many shifts in society over the ...

Whale oil was an essential fuel of the Industrial Revolution, used to lubricate machinery, soften fabric and light city ...

HAMPTON — The life of Dinah Small Burdoo, believed to be the last formerly enslaved person to live in Hampton, was honored on ...

Perched precariously on the fault lines of global power, the fate of this vibrant democracy and tech colossus will shape Asia ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

Malayan Emergency, officially "the Emergency," was a brutal British counter-insurgency campaign from 1948-1960, primarily ...

In 2024, they made up about 14% of Canada’s active Armed Forces, even though they represent less than 1% of the country’s ...

When challenged to justify past investment in slavery – or current investments in, say, fossil fuel extraction or ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

Expect the nature and role of money to change. As it becomes embedded with code, a core issue will be who decides where it ...