Today in History for Dec. 29: In 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, was murdered on the altar of Canterbury Cathedral by knights of King Henry II. In 1813, the British burned Buffalo, ...

As new routes open and high-speed rail networks expand across much of the world, it's becoming easier than ever to escape by ...

On December 29, 1890, U.S. Army troops killed hundreds of Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. December 29 marks ...

After trout caviar and whipped cod’s roe, a Stilton and damson choux pastry and a glass of English sparkling wine, it’s easy ...

The closures of longtime businesses in the community has left a melancholy feeling among local merchants and residents.

From Brown Windsor Soup to how we came to have fish and chips, ANDY COMFORT discovers the railway’s links with food and fine ...

There are houses of all styles, train stations, castles, farms, cable cars and soccer fields. Welcome to Bergen, Norway – in ...

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Rail took a while to reach Northern Virginia. The railroad first reached Washington, DC in 1835, but it would be another twenty-six years before the line was extended across the Potomac.

This book describes the many piers that could once be seen around the coast of Britain, most of which have been consigned to history.

When a railway magnate wanted to celebrate his control of the Erie Railway, he commissioned Jasper Francis Cropsey to create ...

Duane’s Antique Market stands as a monument to Alaska’s past, present, and the beautiful clutter that connects them. This isn’t your typical “browse for fifteen minutes and leave” establishment – this ...