Take a chilling walk through history as we explore an abandoned 19th-century jail and courthouse, built before Confederation.

The pen. The clink. The slammer. The joint. The cooler. The nick. The big house. The hoosegow. Whatever you call it, it is the place most of us dread ending up: prison. A central pillar of our modern ...

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Frances and Margaret McPhun were both jailed after taking part in the window-smashing campaign in London in March 1912.

A little over a month separates former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and former interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier from locking horns.

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Ajmer: In the heart of Ajmer, behind the modern facade of Cine Mall near Ana Sagar lake, lies a poignant reminder of a once-thriving Jewish community - a 19th-century cemetery slowly fading into ...

Wool coats and 19th century hats: See costumes soldiers will wear at big Army parade Of the 7,000 soldiers from bases around the world that will appear in the parade, around a thousand will don ...

When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said ‘No Thanks’ Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation’s newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today ...

Inside the 19th-century Baltimore tradition that stubbornly persists Arabber Keith Chesley carefully fills the horse-drawn cart with vegetables and fruits to sell on the streets of Baltimore.

Lawmakers have begun to reverse a centuries-old hunting law that banned the practice on Sundays in Pennsylvania. The state legislature voted to overturn the blue law today after centuries of ...