In the months before the Easter Rising, St. Patrick’s Day marches offered a glimpse of Ireland’s rising nationalist energy.

By the time the Battle of Verdun drew to a close in December of 1916, it had been been going on for nearly a year ...

The Djidji Ayokwe "talking drum", which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916 and taken to France, arrived back in ...

It’s an oft-repeated statement that sharks’ reputation as bloodthirsty maneaters is a trope based not in fact, but on the 1975 blockbuster movie Jaws. Like so many famous “facts”, however, this isn't ...

In 1916, the pace of life felt slower, yet the world itself was changing extremely fast. City streets were filled with a mix of new machines and familiar routines, while families and workers went ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - It was just after Thanksgiving, and Grand Rapids locals were preparing to converge on Nov. 29, 1916, to watch escape artist Harry Houdini attempt to free himself while dangling from ...

An original copy of the 1916 Proclamation, a collection of Seamus Heaney material, historical GAA items, and more, are listed in a sale to take place at Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers in Castlecomer, Co ...