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Texas Standard1d
Why 19th-century Texas was at the center of a notorious era of violence by gun
How Texas Made the West Wild," Bryan Burrough traces the paths of men who settled scores with pistols and called the Lone ...
Fathom6d
Known to Theodor Herzl after all: The late 19th-century American and British bids to establish a Jewish state in Palestine
William Blackstone - From the archives of Prof. Paul Rood: used with permission ...
The Washington Post14d
Sparks has been making music for more than half a century. They see no reason to retire
LOS ANGELES — They’ve spent more than half a century together as bandmates, putting out dozens of records. But brothers Ron and Russell Mael — the duo behind the art-pop band Sparks — have ...
Baptist News Global14d
19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal the doctrinal divisions among early Christians; Leo X, a member of the powerful Medici family, ...
Mansion Global15d
This Historic Connecticut Home Was a Celebrity Rendezvous Spot in the Mid-20th Century
A historic brick house with a rich history in Fairfield, Connecticut, came to market last week asking $10.25 million. The Georgian Revival on Sasco Hill Road was built in 1927 in Fairfield’s ...
Springfield News-Sun16d
British climber reaches Everest summit for a record 19th time and plans a 20th
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British climber who scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Sherpa guide ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Hopper: The Supreme American Realist of the 20th-Century
He reserved his greatest affection for unexceptional 19th- and early 20th-century structures. Echoing his Gloucester watercolors (and decades ahead of the historic preservation movement), he ...
Athlon Sports16d
3 Ravens Legends Featured Among Best Players of 21st Century
Subsequently, three Ravens legends were featured in Pro Football Focus’ best players of the 21st century. Two of them – linebacker Ray Lewis and safety Ed Reed – were protagonists on the ...
Popular Science16d
Fisherman discovers century-old Great Lakes shipwreck
It then sank a few feet to the bottom of Maritime Bay, where it has remained for over a century. While buried under sand for decades, it appears the lake currents only recently re-exposed the J.C ...
Staten Island Advance17d
NYPD’s ‘Italian Sherlock Holmes’ honored with gravestone near century after death: Report
A headstone will be unveiled this week for NYPD Det. Joseph Pucciano, nearly 100 years after the legendary sleuth’s death, the New York Daily News reported. Nicknamed the “Italian Sherlock ...
City News18d
British climber scales Everest for 19th time, breaking own record for most climbs by a non-Sherpa
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide.
Toronto Star18d
British climber scales Everest for 19th time, breaking own record for most climbs by a non-Sherpa
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa ...