The Pythian Temple of Alabama was the first Black-owned bank in the state and eventually the second-largest Black bank in the ...

Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is the mightiest mass of ice in Europe. Covering a staggering 66 square miles (171sq km) it has always attracted ...

For immigrants to the United States to realize their dream of becoming citizens, they must both show proficiency in the ...

A new exhibition spotlights James Tissot, whose paintings and prints reflected women’s ever-evolving roles in Victorian ...

The Bureau of Meteorology flood archives states the region also experienced challenges that tested the resilience of its community such as the devastating floods in 1875, 1890, 1893, 1942 ...

Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar's new book examines how colonial power shaped the visual and political representation of Goa's ...

In honor of Black History Month, Duke celebrates African Americans’ distinctive achievements in Durham. While Duke has had an ...

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

94/268 A photograph of the artist James Tissot, circa 1860 to 1890 ... church. Often, they simply lounge at home, languid and ornamental in their beautiful clothes. These works are saturated with ...

Black people packed an Episcopal church to hear what he had to say ... of Beaufort County’s population had been enslaved. By 1890, three-quarters of the county’s land was owned by Black ...

Residents bid farewell to skyline fixture By Haley Mitchell Godwin On Jan. 15, a part of Rutledge’s skyline disappeared as ...