Contrary to popular belief, the roots of modern dog breeds extend far beyond the Victorian-era breeding efforts of the 19th ...

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The historian’s splendid account sets out the ideas, inventions and relentless exploitation that drove the nation’s growth ...

Memorial Bridge spans the Piscataqua River, connecting New Hampshire to Maine and offering pedestrians stunning views of the harbor, the river, and Portsmouth’s historic waterfront. Walking across ...

The mind is a minefield. It does unimaginable things to you. With living no longer an easy undertaking, and pressure to perform in boardrooms and classrooms qui ...

The mind is a minefield. It does unimaginable things to you. With living no longer an easy undertaking, and pressure to ...

November 16 is celebrated worldwide as Button Day, which has become so familiar and indispensable in everyday life that few ...

Alternative theories, however, suggest that people once believed that sneezing either caused a person’s soul to briefly leave their body, or else was their body’s attempt to rid itself of the ...

We always enjoy [History Guy]’s musing on all things history, but we especially like it when his historical stories intersect ...

The 1970s and '80s were quite the time for interesting food items. These are some of the most questionable to come out of ...