The guillotine was the preferred method of execution during France's "Reign of Terror" in the 1790s. But the origins of this ...

For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in ...

From the Magna Carta to World War II, which ended 80 years ago, the history of the continent has been a succession of ...

Fighting raged for months, until the United Nations intervened to establish a ceasefire line in 1949, leaving both countries with control of a part of the territory. Both still claim the entire ...

The US pharmaceutical industry was booming, thanks to being part of the world's biggest and most dynamic ... earning its manufacturers more than $1 billion a year and its creators the Nobel ...

He is still banned from playing in his homeland, but snooker sensation Zhao Xintong yesterday made sporting history by becoming the first Asian player to win the world ... over his part in the ...

ELLSWORTH --Crowds of people walked around Ellsworth on Saturday, not just to appreciate the fresh air; they were exploring the city's history in memory of a late activist. "All throughout the U.S., ...

Today in part one of our reflection on the drugs wars of Limerick, Eamon Dillon tells Nicola how it all began. It’s 25 years since the first shots in the Limerick gang wars rang out, marking out ...

Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.

In the case of the latest one-shot, he's teaming up with virtuoso artist Juan Ferreyra for a story that pits Galactus against ...

Federal authorities arrested 16 individuals as part of a multi-state ... most dangerous fentanyl trafficking organizations in U.S. history" ultimately removed "millions" of possibly lethal ...