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In the early years of the 20th century, four painters left behind a drab grey Presbyterian Scotland for the exciting ...

Here’s a glimpse of the YMCA gymnasium as it looked in the early 20th century when the facility was located in downtown Naperville. The photographer was Charles Koretke, according to the credit ...

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A woman about to charge her electric car 112 years ago. Credit: Museum of Innovation and Science Electric cars are making a strong comeback from the early 20th century, which was the golden age for ...

On Friday night Manchester United announced that their former great, Denis Law, had died at the age of 84. I’m not old enough to have seen Law play, but I do remember the admiration with which ...

He now plans to “include more time with my family than was possible over the last few years,” he told the Irish ­Independent ... said it is too early to say. He helped co-found the Social ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, large-scale industrialization in Japan begun during the Meiji Restoration, a period of rapid modernization that lasted from 1868-1912, was well under way. The ...

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Corned Beef and Cabbage, a mid-20th-century Irish-American tradition, brings together humble ingredients to create a hearty and flavorful feast. The brisket, corned with a blend of spices, is ...

So what was the first recorded UFO sighting, and did it predate the mid-20th century, when reports of UFOs became more commonplace? Unfortunately, the answer isn't clear-cut, at least when looking ...