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A Folk Music Renaissance, With Some Modern Concerns
Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy.
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Controversial History of the Word ‘Hillbilly,’ Which Was First Defined in Print 125 Years Ago
In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...
Opinion
The Clayton Tribune2dOpinion
Cursive writing could become this century’s hieroglyphics
Most days, the news is like slicing a soccer-ball-sized onion. The headlines will make your eyes water with frustration, anger or fear — mass murders, disappearing jobs, tariffs on a yo-yo string ...
How a 19th-century treaty shaped the modern world's measurements
On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...
El País in English15d
The event that heralded a globalized world in the 19th century (and is still going strong)
Despite the disappearance of their original, practical purpose — which was on display in London in the 19th century, at the Great Exhibition of the Products of the Industry of All Nations — these ...
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The Creepy 19th-Century House In Kansas You Wouldn’t Want To Visit After Dark
From the outside, it could be any well-preserved 19th-century home in small-town America. But appearances, as they say in every horror movie ever made, can be deceiving. The house earned its name from ...
Daily Mail15d
How 'king of jewellery' with more than a century of Royal Family ties has remained the signature aristocracy accessory brand - as it holds major exhibition in the London V&A
When the then Kate Middleton arrived at Westminster Abbey to marry Prince William APril 2011, it was her Alexander McQueen dress that had hitherto caused most of the frenzied interest into who the ...
The Boston Globe17d
What’s up with Trump’s fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents?
He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many consider outdated policies that Trump is now trying to ...
Indiatimes18d
Major trade wars since the 19th century
In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military ...
CBC.ca18d
U.S. government can use 18th century law to deport migrants, top court says
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken ...
Dawn18d
Major trade wars since 19th century
PARIS: As the world reels from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the ...
Eater18d
South Korea’s Most Popular Dessert Cafe Just Opened Its First U.S. Location in LA
South Korea’s most popular dessert cafe and cream doughnut specialist, Cafe Knotted, has landed in the U.S. for the first time with a location at the Westfield Century City. The cafe ...