Mapping the Tube brings together plans, sketches and illustrations capturing the evolution of the London Underground over the ...

"The Kurdish nation is a nation apart," one Kurdish sheikh wrote in 1880. "We want to take matters ... Kurds and other ethnic minorities. During World War I, Kurds fought alongside the Turks ...

Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin in 1880, where his father was a minister ... and with his brother Kurt set a world record in an international balloon contest, flying 52 hours straight.

On the veranda of a sage-green Victorian in the village of Sea Cliff, Francis and Susan Keenan have hosted dinners and ...

Nepal and India share an open border of about 1,880 km (1,168 miles). The two countries have finalised maps covering 98% of ... up The forgotten victims of the world's highest war What was behind ...

A burial chamber containing the remains of an ancient Egyptian priestess has been unearthed after nearly 4,000 years. Named ...

“The neighborhood is gone, but the memories of the community remain,” read the display, part of an exhibit called “Where You ...

You may well have noticed already, but an election is imminent. November 5 will see the USA go to the polls to decide the ...

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Pioneering winemaker Joseph Soler of Wanganui made his mark on the world stage winning six prizes ... the Herald's New Zealander of the Year for 1880.

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia, affecting over 55 million people worldwide—a number expected to double every 20 years. Did you know sitting for long periods ...

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