Papers from the first Duke of Wellington's archive, which throw light on the character of the popular hero of the Battle of Waterloo and the changing times he lived in, are showcased in a fascinating new exhibition this month.

The connection between geology and the history of the Civil War has fascinated Robert Whisonant since his undergraduate days, and now Whisonant has teamed up with geomorphologist Judy Ehlen, both of Radford University, to take history, military history in particular, a step deeper -- into the geology beneath the soldiers' feet.

A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of its kind discovered on the Canadian plains is yielding intriguing evidence of an unknown First Nations group settling on the prairies and is rekindling new ties between the Siksika Nation (Blackfoot) and aboriginal groups in the United States.

Debut Slated for April 24 at 8 p.m.

The Hong Kong government faces new challenges to plans to preserve one of the territory's few remaining historical sites. Tthe challenges are part of a long dispute over the destruction of dozens of landmarks in recent years.

The Simpson Desert in South Australia's far north is as remote as it is hostile.

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York Will Exhibit the Original Art Works that Graced Historic Sunday Magazine Covers Chronicling World History from 1899 to 1989

Highlights include The Kennedy Assassination, Man Sets Foot on the Moon, Wedding of Grace Kelly to HSH Prince Rainier of Monaco, The Italian Police Marching Down Fifth Avenue and Immigrants Entering Ellis Island
As Seen Through Italian Artists, Illustrators and Satirists

The gay history of Cambridge University will be revealed in a public lecture this Wednesday at Lucy Cavendish College.

The Voltaire Foundation at Oxford University has been awarded a substantial grant to produce the first scholarly edition of one of the first complete histories of the world.

New Zealanders are debating how best to honour Sir Edmund Hillary after his state funeral is held later this morning.

[a 72 year old vicar of a country parish, who all his life had dreamed of seeing Paris] found it possible to…[visit] the gay French capital. On his return, friends and parishioners [asked], ’And how, dear Vicar, did you enjoy your stay in the wicked city of Paris?’.’Oh very thoroughly indeed...But I must confess that my pleasure was marred from time to time...by a vague regret - mind you, a very vague regret - that I had never been in Paris before I gave my soul to God.’”

Move over, Archimedes. A researcher at Harvard University is finding that ancient Greek craftsmen were able to engineer sophisticated machines without necessarily understanding the mathematical theory behind their construction.