A 19th century ship that sunk off the coast of Plymouth has been found 140 years later. The SS Nantes sank in November 1888 ...

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At some point in the mid-19th century, more than 100 academies — precursors to today’s pubic and private high schools — from Hudson in Columbia County, to Flatbush in Brooklyn, as well as Utica, ...

“Tracing Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s Footsteps in Mid‑19th Century Black Toronto.” The presentation is to run from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m It’s a joint presentation of the city’s Glanmore National ...

Once there, you'll disembark at the town of Mackinac Island, walking into a bustling street of horse-drawn carriages, bicycles and pedestrians, flanked by buildings suitable for the 19th century.

When Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, it could have meant many things. There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal ...

"Using modern genealogy testing to identify bone fragments from the 19th century is a powerful reminder of our unwavering commitment to resolving cases no matter how old," Patrick Callahan, New Jersey ...

Nanoscale Device Characterization Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States Nanoscale ...

The American Century Championship is one of golf’s most star-studded events — and it doesn’t involve any professional golfers. The charity tournament has been played for 35 straight years at Edgewood ...

In 1857, an 18-year-old female slave, Lear Green, who had been repeatedly raped and forced into prostitution by her white owner, one James Noble, was surreptitiously placed in a wooden seaman’s ...

The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship was beginning its journey back to the Netherlands in June 1857 when ...