7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (247+ words) In the late 1700s, the first bridges, now completely gone, connected the new Federal City to the outside world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, more and bigger crossings arose to support industry, allow the expansion of suburbs, commemorate cultural and…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (80+ words) Hanover Green Cemetery, 689 Main Road, Hanover Township, will host the annual Heritage Day along with a 250th birthday celebration for the cemetery on Sunday, June 7, beginning at 1 p. m. Join us for a cemetery tour, meet the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment of historical re-enactors,…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (820+ words) As we approach the 250th Birthday of the United States this July, WCCO takes a looks back through the eyes of Minnesota over those same 250 years. This month we focus on the State Capitol - the actual physical building - in St. Paul....

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (517+ words) Finestre sull'Arte - Royal Palace of Caserta, an exhibit in the Council Chamber recounts the Bourbon dynasty in the Restoration Starting today, Wednesday, May 27, the Council Chamber of the Royal Apartments of the Royal Palace of Caserta is hosting a new…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (57+ words) Yahoo News UK A towering wall of dust swept across the Wanfo Palace in the Flaming Mountains of Turpan, Xinjiang, on May 25, engulfing the historic site in a dense red-orange haze. Authorities urged residents and tourists to wear respiratory protection…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago  (514+ words) More than 80 municipal-level government departments have relocated from downtown Beijing to the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center in Tongzhou. It marks the completion of a historic restructuring of the city's urban spatial layout, according to officials. Li Xianxia, executive vice-director of…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1279+ words) Surprise! The Trump-appointed federal Commission of Fine Arts approved construction of the 250-foot triumphal arch that the president plans to erect between Washington's Lincoln Memorial and the Arlington National Cemetery. And this despite Trump's rejection of the Commission's recommendation to…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago  (39+ words) Inbox. eu People collected their belongings among the ruins: old sheds demolished in Eleja that residents had used for decades...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (295+ words) On the facade of the Basilica del Pilar there is a colonial clock that is nearly 300 years old and that almost no one notices. We'll tell you its story and why it's one of Recoleta's most unusual secrets Thousands of…...

15+ hour, 53+ min ago  (388+ words) LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- The South Street Seaport Museum is stepping back in time with some of the most important words in American history. Starting Wednesday, an exhibition called "The Promise of Liberty" sails into the museum to offer a rare…...