Using a cross to symbolise a kiss was not unprecedented. Lovers had used ink splots, wax drippings, or drawings to send ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the ...

“Cupid and Co.” was most likely the firm of Joseph Mansell, a lace-paper and stationary company that manufactured large numbers of valentines between the 1840s and 1860s – and also just happened to ...

For the nonhuman animal cause, the 19th century’s end would bring to a close a defining period—a transformative 30-year era ...

One common condition required the enslaved person to live with their master until the master's death—meaning they only truly ...

Elizabeth Berry was hanged at Walton Prison in 1887 after murdering her 11-year-old daughter, Edith. Working as a nurse at ...

Priceless documents are left to rot, disintegrate and be consumed by termites and vermin – or be stolen or misplaced. This ...

Police say the two men approached the woman while she was taking out the trash before then going through her apartment. The ...

Sometimes, those who claim to be part of the deep state ascribe to themselves a larger-than-life role in state affairs—for ...

The success of the campaign to build the Ram temple on the ruins of Babri Mosque has fuelled calls for more mosques across ...

Paper, Color, Line” is on display through April 27 at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, features over a ...

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is making headlines for more than just royal family drama. His recent legal troubles have put him in the major spotlight. From US visa controversy to high-profile ...