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Lost Everton contract reveals Don Revie’s near-move to Merseyside in 1973

Unearthed document sheds light on Everton's failed Revie bid A half-century-old contract discovered in a family filing cabinet has revealed how close Everton came to signing Leeds United legend D...

#Football #History #Club Management #Sports Contracts

4 days ago

Elizabethan mansion's heating secrets offer lessons for modern homes

How a 16th-century manor stayed warm during the Little Ice Age Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, England, reveals ingenious architectural strategies that kept its residents comfortable during centurie...

#Architecture #Climate #History #Energy #Design

1 week ago

Indian Navy's traditional sailing vessel reaches Oman after 17-day voyage

INSV Kaundinya completes historic journey to Muscat The Indian Navy's handcrafted wooden sailing ship, INSV Kaundinya, arrived in Oman's Muscat port on Wednesday, greeted with a ceremonial water...

#Maritime #Culture #Defense #History

1 week ago

Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86

Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies aged 86 Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 helped dismantle racial segregation in the United States,...

#History #Civil Rights #Social Movements #Racial Justice

1 week ago

Kenyan pilots recall secret 1995 mission to return Siad Barre's body to Somalia

Secret flight to Somalia Thirty-one years ago, two Kenyan pilots were approached by a Nigerian diplomat with an unusual request: transport the body of Somalia's deposed ruler Siad Barre from Lago...

#Conflict #Diplomacy #Aviation #History

2 weeks ago

Bollywood film revives story of forgotten 1962 India-China war battle

Film shines light on overlooked Himalayan battle A recent Bollywood production, 120 Bahadur, has brought renewed attention to a little-known but heroic last stand by Indian soldiers during the 19...

#War #Conflict #Military #Film #History

3 weeks ago

From royal kitchens to global tables: The journey of naan

Naan: The unsung hero of South Asian cuisine A soft, leavened flatbread, naan has become a global favorite, often paired with rich dishes like butter chicken. While the tangy gravy may steal the...

#Culture #History #Food #Culinary Traditions

3 weeks ago

Last surviving Dionne quintuplet Annette Dionne dies at 91

Annette Dionne, final Dionne quintuplet, passes away at 91 The last of the famous Canadian quintuplets, Annette Dionne, has died at the age of 91, the Dionne Quints Home Museum confirmed on Sunda...

#Human Rights #History #Society

3 weeks ago

Queen Elizabeth II's iconic style: A century of diplomacy and tradition

Exhibition highlights Queen Elizabeth II's fashion legacy A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace's King's Gallery explores how Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe reflected Britain's evolution over her...

#Fashion #Culture #History #Monarchy

3 weeks ago

Pompeii excavation reveals lavish 2,000-year-old private bathhouse

Rare Roman bathhouse unearthed in Pompeii Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a sprawling private bathhouse in Pompeii, believed to be the largest of its kind in the ancient city. The 2,000-ye...

#Archaeology #History #Discovery #Ancient Civilizations

4 weeks ago

Marie Curie's radioactive legacy lingers in Paris lab over a century later

Traces of history: Geiger counter reveals Curie's radioactive fingerprints A century after Marie Curie pioneered research on radioactivity, faint but measurable traces of her work remain embedded...

#Science #Health #Heritage #History #Radiation

1 month ago

Dian Fossey's legacy: The primatologist who changed how we see gorillas

Updated December 2025 - Forty years after her murder, Dian Fossey's work continues to shape gorilla conservation, though her life remains shrouded in controversy and unanswered questions. From myth t...

#Crime #Conservation #Wildlife #History

1 month ago

Muslim shopkeeper preserves legacy of Kochi's last Jewish embroiderer

Final Jewish embroidery shop stands in Kochi's Jew Town A narrow cobbled lane in Kochi, once home to hundreds of Jewish families, now hosts only one remaining Jewish resident-and a Muslim man det...

#Culture #Heritage #History #Religion #Community

1 month ago

How a Kodak engineer’s 1975 prototype sparked the digital photography revolution

The birth of a revolution In December 1975, a young electrical engineer at Eastman Kodak captured the world's first image using a handheld digital camera-a clunky, toaster-sized device that would...

#Innovation #Technology #History #Photography #Engineering

1 month ago

TikTok influencer's World Cup remarks ignite Welsh identity debate

Viral podcast comment sparks national conversation A Surrey-based TikTok creator has faced intense criticism after suggesting Wales should not compete as a separate nation in the 2026 World Cup,...

#Social Media #Culture #History #Language #Identity

1 month ago

Canada's historic Hudson's Bay Company charter sells for $18m to billionaire families

Historic charter fetches record $18m at auction Two of Canada's wealthiest families have purchased the 1670 Hudson's Bay Company Royal Charter for C$18 million ($13 million; £9.6 million), ensuri...

#Business #Heritage #History #Indigenous Rights

1 month ago

Imperial Fabergé Winter Egg fetches record £22.9m at London auction

Record-breaking sale of historic Fabergé egg A Fabergé egg once owned by Russia's imperial family sold for £22.9 million ($30.2 million) in London on Tuesday, setting a new auction record for the...

#History #Art #Luxury #Auction

1 month ago

Australia’s Albanese Weds Partner in Historic In-Office Ceremony

Australia's Albanese Weds Partner in Historic In-Office Ceremony Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his longtime partner, Jodie Haydon, on Saturday in Canberra, marking the first...

#Politics #Government #History #Marriage

1 month ago

Study reveals cats were domesticated in northern Africa, not the Levant

Cats' domestication traced to northern Africa, not the Levant New genetic research overtuns long-held assumptions about feline domestication, pinpointing northern Africa-not the Levant-as the ori...

#Archaeology #History #Genetics #Domestication #Zoology

1 month ago

Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch sells for record £1.78m at auction

Titanic passenger's gold pocket watch fetches record £1.78m at auction A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of Isidor Straus, one of the wealthiest passengers aboard the Titanic, sold for...

#Maritime #History #Auctions #Collectibles #Disasters

2 months ago

French court halts auction of Pascal’s 17th-century calculating machine

French court halts auction of Pascal's 17th-century calculating machine A Paris administrative court has temporarily blocked the export and auction of La Pascaline, a groundbreaking 1642 calculat...

#Technology #Law #Cultural Heritage #History #Auctions

2 months ago

Ashes 2025: The weight of the first ball in cricket’s fiercest rivalry

The first ball of the Ashes carries more than just a delivery The opening ball of the Ashes series is more than a single moment-it's a high-stakes preamble that can echo through the entire compet...

#Sports #Psychology #Cricket #History #Rivalry

2 months ago

Klimt portrait fetches $236.4m at New York auction, second-highest ever

Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, second-highest auction price in history A 1914-1916 portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold for $236.4 million (£179 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New...

#Cultural Heritage #History #Art #Auctions #Nazi Looting

2 months ago

Hitler’s DNA analysis reveals genetic disorders but sparks ethical debate

Hitler's DNA analysis reveals genetic disorders but sparks ethical debate A groundbreaking DNA analysis of Adolf Hitler's blood, extracted from an 80-year-old fabric swatch taken from his Berlin...

#War Crimes #Research #Neuroscience #Documentary #History #Genetics #Ethics

2 months ago

Ghana’s Asante king receives 130 returned artefacts from UK and South Africa

Ghana's Asante king receives 130 returned artefacts from UK and South Africa Ghana's Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has welcomed the return of 130 gold and bronze artefacts from the UK an...

#Diplomacy #Cultural Heritage #History #Mining #Colonialism #Art #Restitution

2 months ago

England’s 1962 Ashes voyage: Sea legs, shipboard feasts and a lost Test debut

England's 1962 Ashes voyage: A month at sea before the battle for the urn As Ben Stokes and his England squad arrive in Perth ahead of the 2025-26 Ashes-greeted by front-page tabloid scrutiny and...

#Travel #Cricket #History #Sporting Culture #Ashes Series #1960s #Tour Life

2 months ago

Sunderland’s Unconventional Tactic: Moving Hoardings to Thwart Arsenal’s Long Throws

Sunderland's Late Equalizer Overshadowed by Tactical Maneuver Against Arsenal Sunderland secured a dramatic 1-1 draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal on Saturday, thanks to Brian Brobbey's...

#Football #Premier League #Sports Psychology #Controversy #History #Soccer #Tactics

2 months ago

King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in London

King Charles III leads national tribute at Cenotaph King Charles III led the United Kingdom in a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT on Sunday during the National Service of Remembrance at London's C...

#History #Monarchy #Remembrance #Veterans #Ceremony

2 months ago

Kenyan soldier’s 85-year disappearance solved by British war records

Long-lost Kenyan soldier's fate uncovered after 85 years A Kenyan man who vanished without explanation in the 1940s has been identified as a World War Two casualty, his family learned this week a...

#War #Military #Africa #History #Colonialism #Archives #Remembrance #World War Two

2 months ago

New York elects first Indian-origin mayor, echoing Nehru’s historic words

New York elects first Indian-origin mayor, invoking Nehru's 1947 independence speech New York City made history Wednesday as Zohran Mamdani, the son of Ugandan-Indian scholar Mahmood Mamdani and...

#Immigration #Elections #Politics #Culture #Leadership #History #Diaspora

2 months ago

North Korea’s Kim Yong Nam, longtime diplomat and ceremonial leader, dies at 97

North Korea's Kim Yong Nam, longtime diplomat and ceremonial leader, dies at 97 Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's former ceremonial head of state and a career diplomat under three generations of the ru...

#Diplomacy #Politics #Death #North Korea #History

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Lost Everton contract reveals Don Revie’s near-move to Merseyside in 1973

Elizabethan mansion's heating secrets offer lessons for modern homes

Indian Navy's traditional sailing vessel reaches Oman after 17-day voyage

Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer who defied bus segregation, dies at 86

Kenyan pilots recall secret 1995 mission to return Siad Barre's body to Somalia

Bollywood film revives story of forgotten 1962 India-China war battle

From royal kitchens to global tables: The journey of naan

Last surviving Dionne quintuplet Annette Dionne dies at 91

Queen Elizabeth II's iconic style: A century of diplomacy and tradition

Pompeii excavation reveals lavish 2,000-year-old private bathhouse

Marie Curie's radioactive legacy lingers in Paris lab over a century later

Dian Fossey's legacy: The primatologist who changed how we see gorillas

Muslim shopkeeper preserves legacy of Kochi's last Jewish embroiderer

How a Kodak engineer’s 1975 prototype sparked the digital photography revolution

TikTok influencer's World Cup remarks ignite Welsh identity debate

Canada's historic Hudson's Bay Company charter sells for $18m to billionaire families

Imperial Fabergé Winter Egg fetches record £22.9m at London auction

Australia’s Albanese Weds Partner in Historic In-Office Ceremony

Study reveals cats were domesticated in northern Africa, not the Levant

Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch sells for record £1.78m at auction

French court halts auction of Pascal’s 17th-century calculating machine

Ashes 2025: The weight of the first ball in cricket’s fiercest rivalry

Klimt portrait fetches $236.4m at New York auction, second-highest ever

Hitler’s DNA analysis reveals genetic disorders but sparks ethical debate

Ghana’s Asante king receives 130 returned artefacts from UK and South Africa

England’s 1962 Ashes voyage: Sea legs, shipboard feasts and a lost Test debut

Sunderland’s Unconventional Tactic: Moving Hoardings to Thwart Arsenal’s Long Throws

King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in London

Kenyan soldier’s 85-year disappearance solved by British war records

New York elects first Indian-origin mayor, echoing Nehru’s historic words

North Korea’s Kim Yong Nam, longtime diplomat and ceremonial leader, dies at 97

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