In 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.
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In 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing th…
FICTION: Luis Alberto Urrea's captivating novel dives into adventures of female volunteers in World War II. "Good Night, Irene" by Luis Alberto Urrea; Little, Brown (416 pages, $29) ——— In the musical "Hamilton," George Washington croons to aide-de-camp Alexander Hamilton, "History has its eyes on you." But do the Founding Father's words apply to kitchen staff, grunts in trenches and ...
In 1937, ten people were killed when police fired on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago, and more event…
The spaces were found in the sprawling necropolis of Saqqara, part of Egypt's ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
To be Black anywhere in America is to struggle with health problems from birth to death, with the core problem being racism over centuries.
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but artist and baker Jasmine Cho brings attention to AAPIs every month. Her medium? Cookies.
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation’s …
A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon who roamed the woods of Michigan 13,000 years ago is now on display at the Grand Rapids …
Native Americans marched through downtown Miami last Saturday to protest what they said is a “desecration” of an ancient Tequesta settlement u…
For fans of aviation history, from a certain perspective, all signs point to Albany.
Today is Sunday, May 14, the 134th day of 2023. There are 231 days left in the year.
NONFICTION: A beautiful and deeply researched collection of essays about lovely objects and their less-than-lovely underbelly. "The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption" by Katy Kelleher; Simon & Schuster (272 pages, $27.99) ——— "Desire and repulsion exist in tandem," Katy Kelleher writes at the start of her multifaceted debut, "The Ugly History of Beautiful ...
"Gay Lives" by Robert Aldrich; Thames & Hudson (304 pages, $29.95) ——— Gay Pride events are always about celebration. But expect next month’s activities to have a note of brave defiance, too. That’s because, after years of legal victories, LGBQT+ people face severe challenges and increased attacks. New laws are pushing them, and their stories, out of libraries, out of classrooms, and even out ...
In addition to a message of gratitude, the palace released four new official photographs of the King, Queen and members of the royal family taken after Saturday's historic coronation service.
Trailer for 'Oppenheimer' starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh
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Chocolate phosphate, anyone? Soda fountains in pharmacies were popular gathering spots a century ago, and in some places they still are.
LONDON — King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time…
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King Charles III will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey in an event full of all the pageantry Britain can muster.
Britain's diverse communities will come together across London to mark King Charles III's coronation. But the festivities will also be viewed with ambivalence by some including those with African Caribbean backgrounds and other minorities for whom the British Empire’s past wrongs still loom large.
It's the last of only two original wood buildings in downtown Albany. Here's what's planned.