Their version of “Cinderella” or “Rapunzel” could be disturbing. But turning Germany into a unified nation, they believed, ...

Fleeing residents carried the disease to Italy, furthering the second major epidemic of "Black Death" in Europe. At Karlstein ... was not invented until 1796, the practice of deliberately ...

During the 1700s, a European Grand Tour was a rite of passage ... He returned to his native Scotland in 1796, where he built a splendid country mansion at Broomhall. The architect behind the ...

Picking out your choice of drink can be tricky. From IPAs to pilsners and stouts, follow our beer styles guide to figure out ...

In the life-size painting that Savage completed in 1796, a black servant stands in ... where he was undoubtedly influenced by the contemporary European practice of depicting the aristocracy ...

The world's earliest pies are nothing like the tasty pies we know today. But certain key points in history helped to define ...

On this day, Cornwallis, a snow that the British East India Company had built in Bombay for the Bengal Pilot Service, left ...

Japan wants to host the Women's World Cup in 2031 to ignite the domestic game and cut the gap on Europe and North America, ...

Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas. 1796: Death ...

Many believe this is the most pivotal election of their lifetime. But just how pivotal is it when compared to all 59 previous ...

Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets ...

The autumnal dessert can be traced back to the day of the American colonies in the 1600s, and even further back to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean; pumpkin pie originated in Western Europe in ...