Nov. 12, 1896 The New Era Band will give a grand ball at Concordia Hall on Thanksgiving evening, music by the Ideal Orchestra. Tickets are 50 cents a couple. Plant to attend. Wm. H.

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Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.

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The three feathers badge has been used by the Welsh Rugby Union since 1881 and is also used by the Prince of Wales, but there's some uncomfortable elements to its history, as we discovered for this ...

Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

In the wake of Storm Éowyn, the writer and journalist Paul Clements has been looking back to a nineteenth century January storm which ...

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Are you ready for a Vermont road trip featuring far-reaching pastoral views, historic New England towns, and plenty of ...