In 1607, 108 members of the Virginia Company of London set out from London to establish Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.

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1610: The assassination of Henry IV of France brings 10 year-old Louis XIII to the French throne. 1643: Louis XIV becomes king of France at 4 years-old. 1702: England and The Netherlands declare war ...

Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after ...

Someday I hope to once again give a play at Hampstead a solid-gold, unqualified rave, but today is not that day. Richard Bean ...

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Rachael Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National, retired from horse racing on Monday with immediate ...

The royal that Jane Austen is most often connected with is the Prince Regent, or the future King George IV, as he requested a ...

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It will take more than a Shakespearean flourish to erase the hypocrisy of lawyers, law schools, and bar groups that spent ...

Robert Prevost, Chicago-born missionary, was chosen as the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church, taking on the name Leo ...