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S OME 120 years on, few remember the outrage provoked by the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th American president and, to his critics, a might-makes-right, America ...
Canada has proven more resilient than even some of its founders might have anticipated, but not for lack of effort. There will always remain the work of building a better nation.
In a New York that still glowed amber-gold after dark from sodium streetlamps, the Tunnel nightclub distinguished itself for a seediness that appears, in retrospect, almost incredible. From 1986 to ...
19th-century Supreme Court case takes center stage in birthright citizenship appeal The Supreme Court's 1898 ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark granted citizenship to the American-born child of ...
(CNN) - A rare 19th-century condom is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. The Dutch National Museum in Amsterdam said it’s believed the condom was made from a sheep’s appendix ...
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.
The Rijksmuseum is presenting a rare 19th-century condom featuring a raunchy print in its new show "Safe Sex?" ...
Archaeologists found an 800-ton Dutch merchant vessel lost in 1857 off the coast of South Australia, offering a rare look into the region’s maritime trade history.
Acclaimed classical guitarist Emma Rush, hailed as “one of Canada’s premier classical guitarists” (Vivascene Magazine), brings a forgotten icon to vibrant life with her latest album The Life and Times ...
19th century England is brought to life with newly acquired photograph collection Watermouth Bay, Devon. Looking towards the sea in the distance, with sailing boats moored opposite the harbour arm.
Birthright Citizenship and 19th-Century ‘Illegal Aliens’ The U.S.-born children of unlawfully imported former slaves received citizenship in 1868.
Through the last half of the 19th century, Canada built a transcontinental railway, deployed the precursor of the RCMP, and stimulated an influx of immigrant settlers largely to assert our sovereignty ...