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Users can now view a new historic map of Goochland County, which provides people the chance to see county maps from as early as the 19th century, according to the Library of Virginia.
The US has had a military presence in Greenland since World War II. But an abandoned underground military site poses a major environmental threat as the planet warms. Researchers found thousands ...
He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many consider outdated policies that Trump is now trying to ...
The drought situation in Massachusetts is getting better. The Drought Management Task Force in Massachusetts downgraded the western, central, southeast and Connecticut Valley regions of ...
‘There is this intense rise in fascism’: Simon McBurney on a 19th-century opera that feels painfully familiar on facebook (opens in a new window) ‘There is this intense rise in fascism ...
George Catlin's c. 1827 fusion of art and cartography, A Bird's Eye View of Niagara Falls, likely struck 19th-century viewers as highly imaginative. Private Collection / Smithsonian American Art ...
The idea of sending a daughter away from home to study was almost unimaginable until the late 19th century. Padua seemed the ideal choice for Roccati because of its proximity to Rovigo, ...
There are fears one of Wales' most popular canals could start to dry up within a week, prompting calls for the Welsh government to intervene. Operators of the 225-year-old Monmouthshire and Brecon ...
Spring may have sprung, but that doesn't mean Massachusetts is in the clear from snow yet. Central and Western Massachusetts are expected to see some light snowfall Monday morning, according to ...