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Historic pub loved by Charles Dickens battles to keep riverside tables branded 'visual clutter' by council
Historic pub loved by Charles Dickens battles to keep riverside tables branded 'visual clutter' by council - Exclusive: Owner of the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich may have to call time on its outdoor ...
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'Look for these links': Digital mapping provides sharper picture of what happened during 1889 Johnstown flood, researcher says
Barbara Zaborowski simultaneously displayed a black-and-white 19th-Century photo of a Pennsylvania Railroad roundhouse in ...
What You Need to Do During Your Next Trip to Connecticut
Are you thinking of adding Connecticut to your vacation itinerary, but aren't sure what to plan for? In this article, ...
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Admiral Aldrich and lasting mystery of the Arctic’s lost ships
SUPPLEMENT: In 1849, the Admiralty sent out two ships, the Erebus and Terror, on a mission to find the North West Passage. The mystery of what happened to the ships of the Franklin ...
Parts of Britain could plunge to -30°C if the Gulf Stream collapses, scientists reveal
The UK could be plunged into a deep freeze with temperatures dropping as low as -30°C if climate change triggers a Gulf ...
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Republicans in Congress Preemptively Back Trump’s Potential Invocation of the 19th-Century Insurrection Act
Republicans in Congress Preemptively Back Trump’s Potential Invocation of the 19th-Century Insurrection Act. Senator Thune and Speaker Johnson offer no objections to a possible move after the ...
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Known to Theodor Herzl after all: The late 19th-century American and British bids to establish a Jewish state in Palestine - Fathom
Regarding Jewish matters, the Blackstone Memorial caused the greatest stir in all of 19th-century America, excelling even Herzl’s Der Judenstaat and the First Zionist Congress. Concerning just the ...
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Brutal 14th Century Revenge Murder Finally Solved - Newsweek
The case is one of hundreds in the Medieval Murder Maps database, which uses coroners' rolls to track real cases of unnatural death in 14th-century England—now mapped across cities like London ...
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Mapping time: the acceleration of postal communications in 19th century Brazil Mapping time: the acceleration of postal communications in 19th century Brazil - SciELO - Brasil
At the beginning of the 19th century, Brazil's postal network was able to accelerate epistolary communications, modifying the social experience of time and space. Unipolar cartographic transformations ...
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CookFox Transforms a 19th Century Manhattan Storehouse into a Modern Workplace
In a New York that still glowed amber-gold after dark from sodium streetlamps, the Tunnel nightclub distinguished itself for a seediness that appears, in retrospect, almost incredible. From 1986 to ...
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A $4.7 Million Country House by Reginald Blomfield Lists in England - Robb Report
Swiftsden House, a 19th-century manor house in England by architect has tiered seating. Reginald Blomfield, lists for $4.7 million with a tennis court and pool.
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Rare 19th-century condom with erotic etching goes on display at Dutch museum - CNN
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix ...