Edward III ascends to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II. 1533: Henry VIII marries his second ...

It’s a bit weird, the number of shows streaming on our televisions and iPads that take their bearings from glowingly ...

President Trump admires one of his long-forgotten predecessors. He has resurrected the memory of President William McKinley, whose term bridged the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the ...

80 x 58 cm. (31.5 x 22.8 in.) ...

The iconic detective Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First appearing in print in the 1887 story A Study in Scarlet, Holmes has since been reimagined, recreated, and reinvented ...

Watson began his land-owning legacy with $100 and a 4-acre purchase from John P. Apthorp in 1883 ... The information that could be obtained from the 1890 census doesn’t exist because it was ...

Early Work from the Tryon Artist Colony” runs through Feb. 1 SHELBY—The Earl Scruggs Center is set to host an exhibition ...

William G. “Bill” “Willie” Cotton, 82, of Columbia, born Jan. 2, 1943, in Gideon, Mo., to the late Albert Lee and Ruth Cotton ...

John Stephen Watson, Jr. was born September 11, 1938, in the family home of John and Anabel (Dyson) Watson. Mr. Watson passed away at home on January 24, 2025. “Steve”, as he was known to his ...

John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board ...