Civil Rights & Democracy

15+ hour, 55+ min ago   (66+ words) Re-enactors recreate 1645 siege of the royalist stronghold with muskets and battle scenes England's Euro 2025 champions given a heroes' welcome King Charles's coronation cost UK taxpayers $90.7m Mystery over UK scare as police find no explosives Terror plot: 5 held near UK air…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (406+ words) Upper West Side History Photo Challenge This biweekly series gives West Side Rag readers the opportunity to identify historic photos that were taken in our neighborhood. It’s both a test of your knowledge of Upper West Side history and a…...

2+ day, 34+ min ago   (462+ words) "The involvement of the House of Orange-Nassau was wholehearted and without any real reservations," researchers concluded after a three-year study carried out by Dutch historians and human rights experts looking at the period from 1600 to the present. he Dutch royal…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (704+ words) Published on Oct 4, 2026·Madison Troyer It's hard to explain in words exactly what New York was like during the 1950s. So Giggster combed historical archives to compile a collection of pictures that exemplify what the Big Apple was like during the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (21+ words) The News Journal See how Delaware looked and lived in the 1970s...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (75+ words) The Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association headquarters in Lincoln. (Bryn Mawr College Archives) KEARNEY — University of Nebraska – Kearney lecture will highlight Nebraska women’s early political influence at the Kearney Public Library on Oct. 14. WHAT: Brown Bag Lecture Series HOSTED BY: UNK…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (210+ words) Damini R, a history and journalism graduate, is a passionate writer for Oldest.org, where she explores the world’s oldest records, from ancient manuscripts and historic landmarks to forgotten civilizations and cultural traditions. Based in the bustling Rush City, Bangalore,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1794+ words) Yesterday’s subject line: “Colombia broke with Iran — and the peso paid” Bolivia explained for outsiders: a landlocked Andean country that ran out of dollars, changed government, floated its currency and now waits on the IMF. Bolivia explained in one sentence:…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1218+ words) La Paz is widely known as the world's administrative capital, with the city existing at elevations of roughly 3,200–4,100 metres above sea level. Bolivia has a two-capital system: Sucre is the constitutional capital, while La Paz is the seat of government,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) The 1950s transformed New York City. The streets were crowded with automobiles, subway riders, shoppers, theatergoers, children, workers, and immigrants, while skyscrapers and modern architecture were changing the Manhattan skyline. A 1953 Times Square scene captures theaters, automobiles, advertisements, and pedestrians packed…...