HISTORYFor several centuries - especially from the 16th to the early 20th century - Europe’s royal families were deeply ...

The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, one of the most visited museums in the world, is set to undergo a comprehensive ...

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Today in History for July 17: In 1505, future church reformer, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt in present day eastern Germany. He was 21. In 1674, the second census of ...

Time heals all wounds, it is said, and that certainly is the case in Russia. Moscow has unveiled a new statue of Joseph ...

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1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the world. 1900: In an effort to stem growing popular resentment, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia issues a decree that abolishes the ...