Carlos Ott was an unknown Canadian architect with little experience when he won the blind competition bid over 750 others to transform France's notorious Bastille Prison into the grandest modern opera ...

On May 19th, 1780, the skies darkened across parts of New England and Canada in what became known as the "Dark Day". People panicked as daytime turned eerily to night, with no clear explanation at ...

United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories ...

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Kathy Nadeau, who has become known in historical reenactment circles for crafting quality period uniforms and costumes, also getting her work placed in museums.

Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others — that undermine peace, security, development and ...

On this day, Hicky’s Bengal Gazette mentions: “The Gentlemen of the Calcutta Cricket Club”… “getting themselves into Wind, and preparing to take the Field for a very active Campaign”. This has led to ...

RNLI volunteers took to the streets in Aberdeen’s city centre on its annual Flag Day collection, visiting sites at Bon Accord, Trinity Centre, Union Square and the city’s Christmas Market on Broad ...

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra has disconnected 1,780 tap connections and seized 152 motor pumps over arrears in water bill payment in different parts of the city ...

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In that epochal moment, as the Syrian opposition forced open the doors of Saydnaya Prison – a site once branded by Amnesty International as a “human slaughterhouse” – Syria’s Bastille fell.