The park's name comes from a shipwrecked Quaker merchant who was captured by natives off Jupiter with his family in 1696.

The Book of Kells—an illuminated manuscript of the Christian gospels, the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

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"The ordinary club sweepstake prize competition for Christmas prizes was concluded yesterday, in boisterous and cold weather, but the turn out of competitors suffered little diminution." Geo.

It is this freewheeling agency, adds Dr McCall, that makes games—especially those that lean towards simulation rather than ...

The solstice - which falls on 21 December - is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the ...

Bethlehem has been the subject of countless carols and Nativity plays, but the real story of the little town is far more complex. Bethlehem had a long history even before it became known as the site ...

The "Appeal to Heaven" flag originates from the Revolutionary War era. But it is now linked to high-profile leaders as well ...

The MLA of the 9th Kohima Town Assembly Constituency, Dr Tseilhoutuo Rhütso today expressed the need to bring reformation to ...

But whilst undeniably (and impressively) old, living through such events as the Aztec Empire and the exploding whale incident ...

The books – both edited by local historian Michael Byrne- are Offaly Heritage 13, the journal of Offaly History, and "The ...