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The name Loma Prieta (dark knoll) was given by the Spaniards and Mexicans who at the time saw dark, blue-green chaparral ...

After last summer's wave of anti-tourism protests in Spain, Spaniards have vowed to ramp up their demonstrations during the peak season this year. Locals in Barcelona, Majorca, Andalusia ...

There's one resounding truth that farmers can hold on to when they are battling incessant commodity market volatility and seasonal risks.

RTS (31A: Some NFL linemen) RTS here stands for right tackles. I kind of knew this, but since I'm aware of my lack of sports knowledge, I just waited and let the crossing answers fill this one in ...

The Pueblo Revolt succeeded in driving the Spanish out of the province, though the absence of the Spaniards only lasted ... originated in the U.S. in the 1800s. When POTATOES were being harvested ...

If you want to experience New Orleans properly, it's best to begin your tour here. Recent visitors said the neighborhood is lively, with lots to do and see and offers a one-of-a-kind experience.

who were lifting extraordinarily large weights in the first strongman competitions of the 1800s. Often performing as part of circus entertainment, the powerlifters and strongmen of the time were ...

That figure equals 20 per cent of the men and 15 per cent of the women born at the end of the 1800s. The peak year of the great emigration was 1887, when more than 50,000 people left Sweden. Ever ...

Asel Tui's childhood on the Rai Coast of Papua New Guinea was coloured with tales of a legendary Russian explorer and scientist who sailed up to his village 150 years ago. But no one ever ...

It goes without saying that modern medicine would look very different if it hadn’t been for these 15 medical inventions and discoveries of the 1800s.

Mass production had been growing throughout the 19th century; by the late 1800s, most industries had moved from production by skilled craftspeople to mechanized production. Factory workers were ...