Crowned in 1854, Elisabeth of Austria was famous for her luxuriant chestnut hair, which fell to her feet and required hours ...

In this month’s “We the People,” we looked into why Idaho is called the Gem State. The origin of our state’s nickname dates ...

A bitter election. Social unrest and violence at home and abroad that seem to augur ruinous times. A gaping political divide fed in part by new technology and ways to communicate. Sound familiar?

But either way – responding to crisis or finding a public change of heart – is a reminder that voters are the ultimate arbiters in a functioning democracy. Today, as in late-19th-century America, ...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday spoke of the beatification of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, the 19th-century founder of the Third Order of ...

In 1889, American journalist Nellie Bly embarked on a daring journey to circumnavigate the globe in under 80 days, inspired ...

The Perrin was an 1859 revolver design originating in France, which was initially an open-frame, double-action-only system.

A Novel in Stories follows characters living in Spanish missions in Baja California, Mexico in the 1800s. It won the Flannery ...

The 200-year-old iron furnace complex will be transformed into a 19th-century holiday experience that features food, music, ...

Sabrina Carpenter addressed one of her most ambitious creative ventures ahead of her next major film collaboration. The singer and actress will lead and produce a new musical project inspired by a ...

The historic circular structure even has gun points to ward off invading enemy ships, and is only accessible by boat or kayak ...

Greece is restoring the Church of Agia Sophia in Drama, the city's most significant Byzantine monument, dating from the 5th ...