Hong Kong today has more skyscrapers than any other city on earth — astonishing, really, when you consider how little flat land there is to put them all on. For most of its existence, Hong Kong was a ...

Marietta has been spared the horrors of war. War came close when Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led 2,500 cavalry on a ...

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A broadside, titled "Missouri is Free!" that was used in the 1860s to promote land sales made by a railroad company in Northern Missouri, part of the nation’s western expansion after the Civil War.

The explosion of the steamboat H R. W. Hill was of a remarkable character. The pressure ef steam carried was 120 Ibs. The boiler head was forced out from the upper part and doubled over at the ...

Believe it or not, the concept of travel insurance dates back to the 1860s, when well-to-do travelers could purchase protection when traveling by steamboat or railway. The industry has come a long way ...

Bate found employment as a clerk on a steamboat. Much of the country’s commerce was ... Breckinridge of Kentucky in 1860 when the Democratic Party was deeply divided over the question of slavery. The ...

In the first few months of his second term, President Donald Trump has raised concerns among commentators and academics that the U.S. could face a constitutional crisis. Trump has issued numerous ...

Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Compiled by Jeremy Engle How do these journalists craft arguments to compel ...