The attack on Spanish port of Cartagena during the War of Jenkin's Ear was a total catastrophe for Britain. The death of the commander of the fleet early in the campaign left two inexperienced ...

Originally created with the intent of serving as the Buckeye State's new capital, the origin of the city's name might not be what you think.

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 ...

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I was reminded of Bogdanovich’s clear-eyed diagnosis of Hollywood pusillanimity when contemplating the inevitable industry reaction to Francis Ford Coppola’s recent science-fiction extravaganza with ...

Three American economists win Nobel Economics Prize for showing how free markets and democratic governance engender ...

The Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival will offer 340 films, of which 129 are world premieres, 23 international premieres and ...

ACROSS the countless media interviews of David Kohler, be it for news sites or podcasts, it seems that one question always pops up: “What’s your secret to success?” It’s only a natural query, really, ...

A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map of what is now ... expedition artist—defied Spanish claims to North America and arrived on Roanoke ...