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 ...

Municipal elections were far different in the Spanish colonial period. In 1985, the late Glenn Anthony May, a historian of the Philippines, teased the civic ritual from 19th-century archival documents ...

Haven Mill, a 19th century former flour mill in ... built in the early 1800s and was used as a mill and warehouse until the mid-20th century. In 1978 it was converted to a pub and shops on the ...

More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of wood, papier-mâché or composition in the Sonneberg and ...

The toys were often intended for adults, rather than children More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of w ...

Some of the oldest landscape photographs of England have been acquired by Historic England, providing a glimpse into the country in the 19th century. More than 8,000 photos that depict English ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Allysia Finley, Jason Riley, and Kim Strassel. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/Terrence Antonio James/Zuma Press/Chris O'Meara/AP Will the ...

PERMISSION to convert part of a listed 19th century warehouse in Halifax into six flats while retaining some industrial use by housing a micro brewery have been submitted to planners. O and C.

In other words, to understand Trump is to recognize that he wants to bring a 19th-century foreign policy into the 21st century. Immediate and instant access to the full searchable library of tens ...

ERIEAU – A large section of a 19th-century vessel has washed up on the shore of Lake Erie in this lakeside community near Chatham. Longtime resident Jeff Vidler, who is retired from the navy and ...

Yet the prospect of continuing dominance in this 21st-century technology hinges on harnessing a 19th-century one: electricity. That’s where America has a long way to go. The development of ...

The androids’ hardware and software can generate comedy or tragedy. But either way, these 19th-century automatons on 21st-century stages reaffirm that the uncanny valley stretches centuries into ...