11+ hour, 51+ 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…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (615+ words) Austria-Hungary's First World War was not the death rattle of a doomed empire. It was a period of state transformation which shaped the nations that replaced it. The Great War and the Transformation of Habsburg Central Europe, Pieter Judson and…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1162+ words) Make a gift in honor of the good that comes from BDN journalism in your hands, and help raise $60, 000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now." A group of friends in Castine have built a model of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (896+ words) I've long been intrigued at mentions of a sunken German U-boat explored by divers in Rhode Island waters. But I'd never known if that was a sign World War II naval battles happened close to America. Well, I just looked…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (896+ words) I've long been intrigued at mentions of a sunken German U-boat explored by divers in Rhode Island waters. But I'd never known if that was a sign World War II naval battles happened close to America. Well, I just looked…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (653+ words) The wreck of what is believed to be a United States Coast Guard cutter sunk by a German submarine in 1918 has been located off the coast of Cornwall. Members of the Gasperados Dive Team said they spent three years searching…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (244+ words) Best known for the bouncing bomb that breached the Ruhr dams in 1943, Barnes Wallis was a seven-decade career engineer whose greatest work was largely overlooked in his lifetime. Nick Smith reports. On the night of 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bombers of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (678+ words) For over a hundred years, the final resting place of the USS Tampa remained a mystery until British divers uncovered the wartime wreck. The loss of the Tampa marked the deadliest single American naval combat loss of life during World…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (133+ words) The Times of India - World War I's "mercy dogs' crossed deadly battlefields to find soldiers no human medic could reach The TOI Lifestyle Desk is a dynamic team of dedicated journalists who, with unwavering passion and commitment, sift through the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (633+ words) Every day, millions of people drive without thinking about the parts that keep their cars moving. Tyres play a critical role in safety, comfort, and performance, yet their history is rarely considered. What many don't realise is that a Jamaican-born…...