A Sewanee woman and her daughter found themselves sitting on their hands at a Christie's auction in New York City in January, trying not to accidentally bid while they were gawking at the going rate ...

The car exploded beside a lorry carrying mostly female agricultural workers outside Manbij. Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named "transitional" president after leading the overthrow of the Assad regime ...

Painted and exhibited in 1866, this Homer was loudly hailed as the finest painting produced by the Civil War, is almost unknown today outside the Metropolitan Museum. Winslow Homer was born in ...

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The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation.

In late October 2023, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State launched a coordinated offensive against the ruling military junta, posing the strongest challenge to its rule since ...

The governor of Louisiana has pardoned Homer Plessy, a 19th century black activist whose arrest 130 years ago led to one of the most criticised Supreme Court decisions in US history. Plessy was ...

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