1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (849+ words) Earlier this month, I was taking a break on the downtown roof deck in the building that houses the Globe when I glanced up at the Custom House Tower clock. I quickly panicked realizing I was late for a meeting....

6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (898+ words) By Door County Pulse, August 27th, 2026 Special to the Peninsula Pulse This story is the third of four in a monthly series leading up to the 100th anniversary of the Door County Historical Society. View the first two stories, “How Door County…...

7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (410+ words) The first English voyages to India ended for want of knowledge of the sea routes Governors of Empire: The East India Company’s Chief Functionaries in Indiaby Amar FarooquiPublished by Penguin Allen Lane304 pages ₹699 Hindsight is history’s oldest liar,…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1044+ words) WorldAtlas Florida’s safest small towns sit beside military runways, barrier islands, and sheltered harbors. Marco Island reported no homicides from 2021 through 2024; Niceville logged five violent crimes in 2024. Fernandina Beach points Centre Street toward the shrimp docks while Punta Gorda runs…...

10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (923+ words) Two very different visions of how the American Revolution might end were converging on New York Harbor 250 years ago. One was diplomatic, cautiously optimistic, and carried across the Atlantic in the person of Admiral Richard Howe. The other was ideological,…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago   (820+ words) The map of the United States looks permanent today, but it was once a work in progress filled with competing borders, ambitious settlers, and political experiments. Several proposed states came surprisingly close to becoming part of the Union, while others…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (441+ words) The Nepal flood story has moved from frightening to properly grim in less than a day, with at least four South Africans still listed among the people missing after flash floods tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region. Yesterday, the early…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (480+ words) This Day in History San Mateo Daily Journal Today is Thursday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2026. There are 126 days left in the year. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (339+ words) A historical marker denoting the Battle of Elizabethtown sits near the site of the battle. ELIZABETHTOWN — The Col. Thomas Robeson Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is hosting the 245th Anniversary of the Battle of Elizabethtown on Saturday, beginning…...

1+ day, 43+ min ago   (761+ words) "In the Shadow of the Eagle," curated by Donna Loring, Darren Ranco and Sierra Hyte, explores the complicated nature of the relationship of Wabanaki and other Northeastern Native people to our democracy. Visitors to the Abbe view the Dunlap Broadside…...