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Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate found a hoard of 18th-century bottles buried in an old cellar ...
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The sweetest of treats from our queen of cakes Given that it’s our summer food special, there was really only one recipe I ...
A four-star Lake District hotel which has a history dating back to the 18th century has been brought to market by Christie & Co.
(Caitlin Miller/The Spokesman-Review) Be prepared to get in a good workout on the hilly island; the path to the 18th-century Fort Mackinac is a long climb. Tickets to the fort can be purchased at ...
The 18th-century vessel was found during an excavation of Ground Zero in July 2010. But details about the boat have perplexed historians until now – just in time for America's 250th anniversary.
They couldn’t run schools or build churches. Though the worst of these laws had been reformed by the end of the 18th century and a small Catholic middle class was emerging, they were still ...
Convinced of her own brilliance, Gertrude Stein wished to be ‘as popular as Gilbert and Sullivan’ and laboured tirelessly to ensure that her celebrity would outlive her. @sophieolive examines the real ...
Reader discretion is advised. Researchers have uncovered the reason an "unusual" 18th-century mummy was preserved so well in Austria – and it's highly abnormal. A study about the mummy was ...
Before Mullica Hill was Mullica Hill, it was split into two different towns. The area on the south bank of Raccoon Creek was called Spicerville, after Jacob Spicer, a prominent land owner and one ...
The request by the Trump administration to remove the temporary block placed on the deportations of Venezuelans, which the Republican had hoped to carry out under an unknown 18th-century wartime law, ...