The steel industry has undergone numerous transformations over the centuries, but few innovations have had as profound an impact as the Bessemer Process. Developed in the mid-19th century, this ...

Established by the British, Fort Mackinac is but one ... The cannon, because the fort had little use for weapons by the mid- to late 19th century, was used instead for ceremonial purposes.

April 1843: a small flotilla of ships are cruising along the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, which has seceded from Mexico.

The discovery of a 17th-century “foot-ball” pitch in Scotland would relocate the birthplace of the modern game.

This wasn't the first fort the British occupied in the region ... The cannon, because the fort had little use for weapons by the mid- to late 19th century, was used instead for ceremonial ...

A surprise dead-of-night attack helped lead to US independence from the British. Now, a series of events are commemorating ...

Duncan Weldon is an economics writer and broadcaster and a former colleague of mine. He’s also a massive economics history ...

COMMENT: The prime minister’s activities on the world stage have made him of great interest to Moscow, says Katia Glod, who ...

German machine-guns and 19th ... Two British-Canadian "nine-pounder" cannons from the 1870s were also found. Calhoun says he's spoken to military experts who aren't sure how the weapons ended ...

To mitigate the adverse impact of wind turbines on the local population, they are best located in areas where human ...