In 1863, during the Civil War, a caravan transporting 26 gold bars set out from…

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The Molotov cocktail is one of the all-time greats of improvised weaponry. A hand-thrown incendiary…

Between 1850 and 1930, a remarkable migration took place. Approximately 80,000 women from rural villages…

Across the globe, there are many chapels and churches that are centuries old and have…

Ever since the Industrial Revolution human society has developed at a breakneck pace. The scale…

The legacy of Spain’s super-rich “indianos” is a complex and multifaceted one. In the late…

Deserts, by and large, are hot places. By definition they are arid zones, but such…