In my home country Sweden, we haven’t had a real shoe industry for decades. But during the first half of the 20th century the company flourished, with Oscaria being one of the largest manufacturers. When I found a pair of Oscaria boots from the 1940s, never worn, that fit me perfectly in a vintage shoe […]
The monument, erected in 2016, commemorates the beginning of the gay rights movement (Photo: Getty) The rainbow flag, which once flew over the gay nightclub that fueled America’s Pride movement, has been removed. The Trump administration has taken down the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument, in what many see as a symbolic swipe at […]
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Writer: Helena Bergström The Grand Hotel in Sopot, Poland, will soon be celebrating its 100th anniversary. We didn’t stay at the hotel, but we went on a guided historical tour, and that was it unbelievable exciting. The story of the hotel is at the same time a story about the whole of Europe, involving Hitler […]
Today is Tuesday, January 20, the 20th day of 2026. There are 345 days left in the year. Today in history: On January 20, 2011, authorities orchestrated one of the largest mob busts in FBI history, indicting 127 suspected gangsters and associates in the Northeast for murders, racketeering and other crimes spanning decades. Also on […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Extraordinary finds from antiquity have recently been unearthed in Ephesus, the Turkish city where the Apostle Paul once preached. The discovery was announced on December 12 by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-owned company in Ankara. Ephesus is also known as one of the seven churches of Asia […]
British shoemaker Deborah Carré is carrying out one of the largest academic research projects into custom shoemaking in years. Her PhD examines the transmission of shoemaking skills since the 1850s, with historical and modern shoemaking competitions – mainly the World Shoemaking Championships – playing a crucial role. She is now looking for cobblers to participate […]
Tom Watson remains Liverpool’s longest-serving manager and the first to win a league title for the club, and his story is now rightly in the spotlight thanks to ‘Red Dawn’. Liverpool’s history with managers is illustrious, with just 21 full-time players since the club’s founding in 1892. Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish, […]
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Through Daniel Johnson October 13, 2025 It was closed for repairs. The Paul Robeson House and Museum has reopened in August 2024 after being closed due to repairs needed to be made to half of the building. The long road to reopening the home that Robeson occupied from 1966 until his death in 1976 was […]