If you’re fed up with the crowds in Venice, head to Ravenna, with its dazzling mosaics and evocative museum dedicated to the ...

in 1440 -- Writer/explorer Walter Raleigh in 1552 -- English philosopher/statesman Francis Bacon in 1561 -- Poet Lord George Byron in 1788 -- Chief Justice of the United States Fred Vinson in 1890 ...

The new housing project, looming over the neighorhood, carries the name Poet Hill Residences. The project, nearing completion, has angered some neighbors because of the influx of construction vehicles ...

After being locked into rom-coms for most of his career, Hugh Grant is finally getting away from Mr. Stuttery Blinky.

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

Romulus. The First Omen. Immaculate. These films have thrilled general audiences and fright flick fans alike, ranking among the ... Read More ...

The Vermont History Center and Leahy Library in Barre recently gained a treasure hunt-like space. With $250,000 in federal funds obtained by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and another $450,000 ...

They include: -- Russian Czar Ivan III, known as Ivan the Great, in 1440 -- Writer/explorer Walter Raleigh in 1552 -- English philosopher/statesman Francis Bacon in 1561 -- Poet Lord George Byron ...

Who was a model for Mary Shelley’s protagonist? Candidates include a 17th-century alchemist and Charles Darwin’s grandfather.

Lynskey, whose previous book was a “biography” of George Orwell’s novel “1984 ... in a “year without a summer” in Europe. Lord Byron wrote the poem “Darkness,” envisioning ...

1783: The Great Siege of Gibraltar launched by France and Spain against the British colony during American War of Independence is lifted after 3 years and 7 months. 1812: Lord Byron makes his maiden ...