October 2021

Delhi recently witnessed the renovation of Bara Lao ka Gumbad, a Lodhi era tomb in South Delhi's Basant Lok, with new lighting and landscaped gardens. The gumbad is one of a long list of monuments that have been given a facelift over the…

ATLANTA - Dylan Lee walked into the Atlanta Braves clubhouse around 2 p.m. Saturday and was called into manager Brian Snitker's office.The 27-year-old southpaw learned he was making his first major league start six hours later.In the World…

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) - It was an evening to celebrate country music and its iconic scene.“The people that walk in those doors - I'm an emotional man - the people on stage, it's going to be a great…

Mary Hill was curious about the home of her great-grandparents.She visited their Manasquan home when she was younger and now works there as a board member of the Squan Village Historical Society. Today the house is known as the…

The Winchester area NAACP fully supports and approves the call by Public Defender Timothy S. Coyne of…

Women have made history not only as airplane pilots, but also as voluntary passengers. Would you be brave enough to fly on an airplane when it was a relatively new invention? Discover three of these stories of women.…

EEVERYONE THINKS they know Vincent van Gogh until they see "The Potato Eaters" (photo). Painted in the Netherlands in 1885, his tone is as distant as one might imagine from the flaming sunflowers of his later work in the south of France.…

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - Investigators are trying to figure out what happened after a bronze horse statue went missing from a grave in a historic Amherst cemetery. The manager of the Wildwood Cemetery said they have received…

For the price of a demolished property in Los Angeles, you could buy a historic mansion or castle in ... France. Mercure Group With Los Angeles home prices reaching stratospheric levels, some buyers are…

Through Jon | to 28 October 2021 By the editor Above and below to the right are two unique pieces in homes featured in the 2020 Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes. This year's event will take…

The Mitchell Museum of American Indians Kim Vigue announced last Wednesday will be its new executive director. A registered member of the Oneida Nation and a descendant of the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin, Vigue has worked to improve the…

READ MORE The long shadow of Confederate monuments A century and a half after the end of the Civil War, the…

From his kitchen at Sassafras Restaurant in downtown West Palm Beach, Chef John Thomas can see South Carolina's Lowcountry and Sea Islands, where the rice and oatmeal on his menu are grown. He can see the dairy farm in southwest Georgia…

The KC NWSL and Port KC announced the construction of a new stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The stadium is the first of its kind, built specifically for professional women's football. The seven-acre patch of…

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - "I think anyone who walks through these doors discovers their inner child," said Liz Wilson, Executive Director of the Children's Museum.Your Inner Child can now be opened through an award-winning institution at…

Project 317 tells stories of life across bustling Indianapolis neighborhoods - 317 words at a time.A small, anonymous cemetery rests under a 160-year-old oak tree on the south side of West Mills Road, where cast headstones bear the names…

NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Do you have a favorite memory of the Cabildo or the Presbyterè? Perhaps your first visit to these majestic museums was on a school trip; perhaps you have had the joy of sharing…

In the first of a two-part webinar series, the Commission on History, Race and the Way Forward discussed the original motivation for the…

Lansing - What began as a personal search for Theresa Weller to learn more about an ancestor's Anishinaabe name has turned into a book, "The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island: Agatha Biddle's Band of 1870 .It tells the story of the…

Catherine Poromatic, President, Singer Society, Washington County Museum of Fine ArtsIf you're one of the legions of locals who have loved finding unique gifts, artwork, and collectibles on the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts…

Water skiers compete for world titles in Polk County Justin Matthews reports. WINTER HAVEN, Florida - Water skiers from around the world are in Polk County in an attempt to set more than a dozen towed water sports records for…

48:03Is COP26 our “last and best hope”?On this week's show: guest host Laura Lynch provides an overview of the negotiations and agreements expected at COP26, the United Nations climate summit which kicks…

A sculpture of Jackie Robinson is part of the sports exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on September 14, 2016, in Washington, DC On October 23, 1945, Robinson, the…

Close donated hundreds of items from her film career to the school, including costumes from "101 Dalmatians" and "Fatal Attraction". BLOOMINGTON, Ind - An award-winning actress visited some of her memorable…

In May 1453, the Ottoman military forces of Sultan Mehmed II captured the former Byzantine capital of Constantinople, now Istanbul. It was a defining moment. What was considered one of the greatest cities of Christendom, and described by…

“The United States' defense relations with Taiwan are guided by the Taiwan Relations Act,” a White House spokesman said. "We will honor our commitment under the law, we will continue to support…

AT UPCOMING ATTRACTION. SORRY, YOU HAVE SEEN MOVIES. YOU CAN CITE THEM BY HEART. BUT WHAT MAKES CHARACTERS LIKE MIKE AND SULLY ALIVE. WELL THIS AND MORE IS EXPLAINED THE NEW SCIENCE…

New Delhi | Jagran Press Office: India made history on Thursday as the country took a milestone by administering 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its citizens. India has thus become the second country in the world to achieve the…

French oil major TotalEnergies pushes back detailed claims that its companies were certainly aware of the threat of climate change by 1971, while making a shift in the defense of its products and messages over the decades. The 50-year…

ProvidedThe country's second-hand economy is thriving, according to a Trade Me survey.Stop leaving that pile of clothes you no longer want in a bag in the trunk of your car - by selling it, along with other household items you no longer…

By Johnson County Museum Last month, members of the Johnson County Museum team traveled to Little Rock, Ark., To accept the American Association for State and Local History Award of Excellence. The national award celebrates the museum's…

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The world is still waiting, and Education Abroad is now offering eight new global seminars. Find out what's new and apply now to spend a few weeks studying abroad this summer. What is a global seminar? Global seminars are short-term…

British design influencer and cottage core queen Paula Sutton releases her first book, Hill House October 19, on her life in Norfolk, her love for all things vintage, the recipes, and the tips and tricks she picked up along the way to…

GRANVILLE - Students at Welsh Hills School have created scarecrows that will be displayed on the lawn of the Robbins Hunter Museum. Students were inspired by the stories of young people who made a difference. Each scarecrow will…

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The historic Ingalls downtown building is now open as the Courtyard Marriott after a $ 25 million multi-year renovation.Built in 1903, the Ingalls Building was the world's first skyscraper with concrete steel…

Fans of Wes Anderson know that if you keep your eyes open and your imagination open, you can find pieces of his colorful and fantastic world on screen in everyday life. The Oscar nominee's latest film, The French dispatch, is proof of…

October 18, 2021 - 12:08 PM BST Sophie hamilton Princess Anne's country kitchen at Gatcombe Park…

Harper Booher, 8, digs up artifacts at a dig site set up by Campus Martius museum program coordinator Dan Hedges on Saturday for Museum Archeology Day. The study of the past has been part of the region's…

LE KRAM, Tunisia - When part of one of Tunisia's only monuments to its 2011 revolution disappeared earlier this year, few people noticed.Some residents of Le Kram, a suburb of the capital, Tunis, say the plaque with the names of eight…

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - JT Mollner will be the first to tell you, "It's not for everyone."He and his father, Duke, are the duo behind Freakling Brothers Horror Shows. They've been creating haunted attractions in Las Vegas for decades.…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - The Clarksburg History Museum has opened a new exhibit dedicated to West Virginia's notorious serial killer Harry Powers.The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center and the Clarksburg History Museum have teamed up…

A plaque honoring the people of Wales sits over 200 feet in the air in the famous Washington Monument. One of the most recognizable buildings in the United States, the memorial was built in honor of US President George Washington and!-->…

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - A White House committee tasked with reviewing U.S. Supreme Court reforms appears just as divided as the rest of the country. A draft Thursday report by the bipartisan committee, made up of legal experts,…

SAN ANTONIO - Have you ever wondered what exactly makes up our body and what these components look like? On Saturday, the Witte Museum will launch “The Secret World Inside You” which will take guests on…

St. Pete's African-American Museum plans expansion Briona Arradondo Reports ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - The designs and specifications aim to expand a St. Petersburg museum into the premier historical museum of black history and…

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MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WSFA) - Thursday is the last day to bid in the latest art auction at the Montgomery Art Gallery.The auction features works by notable artists such as Reynolds Beal, Ashley Longshore, Rhett Thurman, Holton Rower, Billy…

CORNISH - National Park Service rangers and New Hampshire State Police are seeking advice on anti-Semitic vandalism of the Temple monument in St. Gaudens National Historic Park, park officials say.The damage, first reported by park staff…

TEL AVIV & PARIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - October 13, 2021--MyHeritage,…

With “Fever Dream”, the filmmaker Claudia Llosa (“Milk of Sorrow”) enters the intimately destabilizing universe of the Argentinian writer Samanta Schweblin, by…

ASHTABULA - The Ashtabula Maritime and Surface Transport Museum is…

Utah state officials threaten further legal challenges over President Biden's restoration of more than 2 million acres of public land into a pair of national monuments in Beehive state, potentially setting up a possible Supreme Court…

Cheikh Fall did not hesitate last week when he met French President Emmanuel Macron during a plenary session of a France-Africa conference. "I asked Macron to apologize to Africans, to stop giving power to African dictators and to stop…

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members return to Washington on Tuesday to approve a short-term lifting of the country's debt limit and ensure the federal government can continue to pay its bills in full until December. The country's $ 480 billion…

BALTIMORE (WISH) - The Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum in Baltimore began in 1974 as a sanctuary dedicated to the "Great Bambino" and eventually became the seat of the Baltimore Colts Archives. Phil Sanchez of News 8…

Charles spent much of his childhood at Richmond Palace in Surrey and was joined by two younger brothers, James and Henry (later the Dukes of York and Gloucester respectively) and four younger sisters, Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Henrietta…

WASHINGTON - A US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been accused of trying to share some of the United States' top secrets in submarine technology with another country, according to court documents unsealed on Sunday.Engineer…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - As Marimar Rivera and Johann Rucker strolled along the winding dirt road at Neon Museum's Boneyard, their faces were illuminated with glowing signs of Las Vegas' past.Speaking in Spanish, they described the history,…

Keith Hall lives in Wexford and his family is from the Derry area. But its heart belongs to Ligonier - at least during the latter town's annual Fort Ligonier Days festival. Hall marked a prominent spot along the route of Saturday's…

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, taking a hard-line stance on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former enemies since the…

A circuit court judge has ruled that the flag that the city of Fort Smith removed from Riverfront Park is a historic monument. Judge Gunner DeLay made the ruling and asked the city to file a waiver request with the Arkansas History…

Over the past year, an American-Japanese bakery at an Italian restaurant in Cleveland Park has wowed customers with exceptionally crunchy flaky pastries stuffed with unorthodox fillings. From yuzu flower croissant to cardamom rose…

Fyears of the Beaverbrook Country Hotel in Surrey are almost fond of its charm and calm. Can Sloane Street's new townhouse fill the void for Londoners?In the heart of Chelsea. Across from the Grade II listed Cadogan Gardens (of which…

You might be tempted to blame Covid for those awkward “timed ticketing” protocols at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Pick a time. Book in advance. No early entry. No guarantees if…

Lise Veronneau, of Burlington (center with flowers), with outgoing Honorary Consul Ernie Pomerleau (far left). Courtesy photo. A defender of French relations in Vermont Vermont Business Magazine Lise Veronneau, of Burlington, has been…

A young Waffle House employee who was about to miss his high school diploma received a helping hand from his manager and other Waffle House staff. Now this new graduate is settling into his first semester at college. Timothy Harrison's…

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Usually, the gray brutalist structure of the Everson Museum of Art designed by IM Pei would match the cloudy, gloomy aesthetic of a…

INDIANAPOLIS - A new historic Indiana marker will commemorate the history of the American Legion in Indianapolis, recognizing its first national headquarters. The American Legion has been headquartered in Indiana since 1919, with…

Theodore Roosevelt's equestrian statue at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City was splashed with red paint a few minutes after midnight this morning, October 6.…

CLEVELAND - Cleveland's Main Avenue Bridge was designated a Civil Engineering National Historic Landmark for its design and innovation when it opened in 1939.The Main Avenue Bridge is the second National Historic Civil Engineering Monument…

Fraudulent claims detected by UK insurers fell by a tenth last year, a drop attributed by the industry to the ripple effects of business closures and driver lockdowns during pandemic restrictions.General insurers identified 96,000…

The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill was unable to personally deliver a subpoena to Dan Scavino, deputy chief of staff for communications and director of social media at the House White Trump, several…

The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia, the Weston Historic Landmarks Commission and the Weston…

Sebastian County Circuit Judge Gunner Delay ruled Monday, October 4, that the city of Fort Smith was in violation of the Arkansas State Capitol and Historic Monuments Protection Act due to the removal of the display of flags on Fort…

gHello. Tensions between Taiwan and China are mounting as Tony Abbott arrives in the region. The NSW Nationals will vote today for a new leader to replace John Barilaro. And we have other revelations from the Pandora Diaries.The former…

Special needs teacher Cara Donovan, 35, from Romford, Essex, fell and smashed her elbow on the dance floor at Leez Priory - which has been repeatedly voted the UK's best wedding venueTeacher Cara Donovan, 35, slipped on the dancefloor at…

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In this Thursday, September 30, 2021, archive photo, a sculpture by George Floyd, one of three sculptures as part of the “SEEINJUSTICE” art exhibition which also features the likenesses of Breonna Taylor…

The Queen gave the future King Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, their rural residence Anmer Hall as a wedding present. The Norfolk Country House is in the village of Anmer and was built in 1802. The Queen gave…

A French ultracoureur taking part in the 35th Marathon des Sables, the stage race in the desert that crosses the dunes of Merzouga in Morocco, has died of cardiac arrest, it was announced on Monday. The man, who was in his early 50s,…

In Hayao Miyazaki's beloved 1988 film My neighbor Totoro, two young sisters move into a new house. As the couple explore their new backyard, they encounter magical tree-dwelling creatures, the largest of which passes by Totoro.…

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif .-- A century-old building originally used as a laundry by Chinese workers at the iconic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite has been restored and turned into a visitor attraction, recognizing the contributions of…

Church President Russell M. Nelson has now announced 83 new temples.(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Latter-day Saints from the Democratic Republic of the Congo celebrate their new temple in the capital Kinshasa. The…

More than just a gallery or a traditional museum, the National Museum of Mexican Arts is a reflection of Mexican identity and its Jesus Helguera, La Leyend des volcans (1940). This painting tells the story of the Izzataccithuatl (sleeping…

Check out this beautifully updated and immaculate 3/2 in the heart of Waco! Situated on a large lot in an established neighborhood this home has been updated throughout. As you enter you are greeted by a…

The French Catholic Church has counted around 3,000 pedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, the head of an independent commission to investigate the sexual abuse scandal said in an interview published on Sunday. The commission is…

Image: Tor Nightfire As soon as you open Catriona Ward's The last house on Needless Street, you know something is seriously wrong. More than biting into a nice apple and finding a worm, this book is like stepping barefoot on the worm…

As the climate crisis threatens millions species in the world, biodiversity conservation is now an operation at all levels. Natural history collections play a vital role in this effort as repositories of historical changes in…

From a parade of waders disguised as aliens to traditional kitchens in country lodges, the fun continued on day two of Expo 2020 Dubai.The vast site of South Dubai came to life with the festivities of the first celebration of the National…

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As Aslet puts it, with a certain understatement, "hospitality was linked to the idea of ​​magnificence" - a remark about the Stuart era, but equally true for the following centuries. At Belvoir Castle…

Recognized nationally as one of the top 25 fine arts festivals, the Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival takes place in Greenwich this weekend, October 9-10, with 38 new and old artists showcasing their work. - an announcement from Bruce…

The statue of Anita May Baldwin at the Le Méridien hotel will be unveiled on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Anita is the daughter of the founder of the City, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. Renowned artist!--/#postContents-->…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Under the watchful eye of a ceremonial honor guard, the bride slowly walked down the aisle as a flock of young assistants held her 23-foot train aloft. The groom, dressed in a black crow's tail, stood under the…

The resolution now goes to the Senate, which has adjourned overnight, and will travel to Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET to consider the bill, where it is expected to pass by unanimous consent. The vote is separate from a debate among Democratic…

SAN ANGELO, Texas - The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (SAMFA) announces the opening later this month of the Concho Clay Studio, a fully-equipped ceramics studio that offers pottery and clay sculpture classes to adults, according…

It's an emotional monument to American misery, built on the site of the Lehman, Durr and Co. cotton warehouse along the Alabama River that was an epicenter of the slave trade in the 1850s.The new and expanded Legacy Museum created by the…

PARIS - On a recent sunny afternoon, a group of young women in short dresses and tall boots piled into a special elevator at Cheval Blanc, a new hotel in the La Samaritaine complex along the Seine, and were taken to the restaurant Le Tout-…

Fresh photo of Joanne HaneThe Evanston Public Library is among libraries in Illinois that loan free and discounted tickets to select local museums as part of the Explore More program.On weekends and summer mornings at the Evanston Public…