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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 ...
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 ...
A 19th century political cartoon depicts President Grover Cleveland reducing tariffs enacted by Republicans. Courtesy of Library of Congress. Let’s review the state of the nation. Our economy is being ...