On October 7, 1870, one of those minor, anecdotal episodes that pepper History amidst greater events took place. A hydrogen ...

Most of the cities along Route 25 in Europe by Rail have developed through sea trade or their links with the sea, although ...

If you’re tired of hearing about Paris or the French Riviera every time France comes up, you’re reading the right article.

Gerri Eisenhauer's father, Army Pvt. William Walters, was shipped off to World War II before she was even born. In 1944, her ...

Struggling as an independent country, the Republic of Texas sought to become part of the United States. Although many in ...

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Due to runoff into water sources, roughly 90% of the population of the two islands test positive for chlordecone in their blood. Rates of prostate cancer, which are linked to the carcinogenic ...

1570: A tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland; killing more than 1,000 people. 1604: Shakespeare’s “Othello” is first staged. 1611: Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” is ...

The 2025 Tour de France will be decided in the thin air of the high mountains, with the 112th edition of the Grand Boucle including a triple whammy of mountain finishes in the Pyrenees ...

This league table reveals the top universities in France, according to the trusted Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025. This year, 50 French institutions are counted among the top ...

A haunt of taxi drivers and people buying tickets for the tiercé and lottery, it is also dedicated to the cause of Royalism, and, if you enquire, you will be given a pamphlet explaining why France ...

The Monet paintings cover a 30-year period and feature scenes from the Normandy coast and his garden in Giverny. Bostonians visited France during the movement and works owned by individuals were later ...