Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills
In the mid-19th century, photographs with ghostlike figures became collectible amusements thanks to the invention of the ...
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Descendants honor historic Salt Lake Temple mason as foundation shifts for the future
The descendants of James A. Staples — the head on-site mason for the team that laid the original foundation for the Salt Lake ...
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Nearly everything you assume about colonialism and slavery is wrong
A Moral Reckoning(2021) is a much needed corrective to the lies and misinformation being propagated in schools all over the world. For ...
What happens when graveyard spaces run out?
According to the General Cemetery Company (GCC), which runs Kensal Green Cemetery, burial space there will run out in about ...
Victorian Mystery Solved: How the World’s Largest Building Was Constructed in Just 190 Days
A study reveals that its rapid construction was due to the use of a standardized screw thread. New research has solved the ...
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The Little that is Left
Upon Schadenberg’s death, his collections were placed in museums in Berlin, Dresden, Leyden, and Vienna. The figurine is kept ...
‘Melbourne was leaping out of its skin’: A new Age began in the year that shaped our city
Just 19 years after John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner sailed separately from Tasmania and set to years of squabbling about ...
Things to Do in Chicago Oct. 17-23: The Mix
The movie 'Some Like It Hot,' the novel 'Atonement' and the paintings of Jacob Lawrence come to the stage in this week's local entertainment highlights.
The most haunted home in every US state
From the infamous Amityville Horror House to the Villisca Axe Murder House, the US is home to some horrifying houses with ...
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You Probably Didn't Learn About The Deadliest Civil War In Human History At School
W orld War Two is the deadliest war in human history by a long shot (and hopefully it will remain that way). Estimates vary ...
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Cardiff’s football ‘Mona Lisa’ underscores the city’s long-standing ethnic diversity
Lisa McHugh Celebrates Daughter Hallie's Christening Country music singer Lisa McHugh and her husband Nathan Khan recently celebrated their daughter Hallie's christening. McHugh shared a glimpse into ...
Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain’s Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up
Like his ancestors for centuries, the Earl of Devon serves in Parliament, helping to make the laws of the land. But not for much longer. British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a bill ...