The creation of Pakistan was but one of several difficult divisions in the history of India ...

I saw Margaret Thatcher in the flesh for the first and last time on 31 January, 2008. It was at a grand Guild Hall dinner celebrating “Great Britons”. Artists, pop stars, Olympians, CEOs, politicians, ...

A single gunshot echoed across the Vincennes fortress moat at dawn in 1804, felling the Duke of Enghien, a Bourbon prince.

The backbone of postwar Britain's vast housebuilding drive, small builders now face extinction as regulatory barriers and ...

It’s a truism that this is Nato’s worst crisis since the last one. Despite its current travails, the alliance has never been ...

It was broadcast from South Africa, where Lilibet and her parents had set out on a tour of the country to signal to the Empire and the world that the war was over and sunnier days lay ahead.

India's Prime Minister's Office has evolved dramatically since Independence. From a small Prime Minister's Secretariat inspired by Britain's 10 Downing Street under Jawaharlal Nehru, the PMO expanded ...

Ever dreamed of captaining a boat with a resume? After years of ferrying visitors across the Potomac River to historic St. Clement’s Island, the former Old St. Clement’s Island Museum water taxi is ...

Clement Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas” was composed. It is believed Moore wrote the tale while traveling home from Greenwich Village. Also called, “A Visit From St. Nicholas”, it tells the story ...

Ken McCord’s column treats “democratic socialism” as a single ominous blob, sweeping together Senator Bernie Sanders, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Scandinavia, Venezuela, and every failed ...

Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

A referendum is a double-edged sword. Its job is to cut — but where and how it cuts is decided by those in power. Throughout history, this democratic blade has carved paths to liberation, shaped ...