All autobiography is inherently mendacious, if only by omission and with the intent of protecting the innocent. In ...

As water flows continuously from the mountains, Guarcino is home to Acqua Filette, whose water has been bottled and ...

Back at C D’Souza, business flourished, and Caridade involved many family members — some in the kitchen, others in service.

Was Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein pure fiction—or was it sparked by real-life reanimation experiments? A new book delves into ...

At some point in the mid-19th century, more than 100 academies — precursors to today’s pubic and private high schools — from Hudson in Columbia County, to Flatbush in Brooklyn, as well as Utica, ...

“Tracing Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s Footsteps in Mid‑19th Century Black Toronto.” The presentation is to run from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m It’s a joint presentation of the city’s Glanmore National ...

Located northeast of downtown Ottawa, this district is an example of suburban planning traditions of the late 19th century. The Honourable Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for ...

"Using modern genealogy testing to identify bone fragments from the 19th century is a powerful reminder of our unwavering commitment to resolving cases no matter how old," Patrick Callahan, New Jersey ...

Now they can both rest in peace. An NYPD detective known as the “Italian Sherlock Holmes” more than a century ago was finally given a marked grave in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery on ...

Affordable pocket watches weren’t common until the 19th century, but once they arrived, they quickly invaded the world of commerce. When you could time your actions with those of a remote ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Nicknamed the “Italian Sherlock Holmes” and “The Master Detective,” Pucciano was a member of the NYPD’s Italian Squad in the 1920s, which handled mob-related crimes. Following his death ...