The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Legend has it that a headless sculpture of the god Yaxachtun at the site formerly terrified the local Lacandon people, who feared that the world would ... until about 1890. Today, it is noted ...

1890 - As part of its series of analytical publications ... Since the first census in 1790, each census report had contained a map showing where the population density was high and where it ...

The Babylonian oldest map solved revealing ancient beliefs about Mesopotamia and mysterious lands beyond the known world.

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

In 40 Maps That Will Change How You See The World, out on 26 September, Bonnett aims to do just that, putting together a tour ...

This outline, written by the former Chief of the Press Division of the German Foreign Office, is noteworthy not so much for new facts which it presents as for the breadth of view of the author. It is ...

In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their first burger stand in San Bernardino, CA. With the help of Ray Kroc, the brothers took their restaurant across the country over the course of the ...

From the Baltimore Sun, July 14. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view ...

One of the fun knock-on effects about setting a story in a completely invented fantasy world is that you get to create, if you want, a new map for your new geog ...

The Daughters of the American Revolution, comprised of women in the United States and around the world who descend from ... D.C. on this day in history, Oct. 11, 1890. Its motto is "God, Home ...

This electrostatic device was invented between 1880-1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst. It was used for generating high voltages, the machines were frequently used to power X Ray tubes.