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- UK leader Andy Burnham hints at apology for country's role in slave trade but rejects reparationsWriting in the Guardian on Saturday, Burnham said Britain needed to acknowledge its "complicated history" in order to protect the Commonwea...
'UK ma riksha aavi gai chhe': Anand Mahindra shares video of an Indian auto-rickshaw on London streets, netizens call it 'reverse colonisation'Rickshaw in UK: Anand Mahindra shared a video of a Mahindra auto-rickshaw being driven on a London road, calling attention to the unusual s...- Boston Light has stood since 1716 and was automated in 1998, but Congress kept a keeper on it; when Sally Snowman retired in 2023, the US lost its last oneBoston Light, located in Boston Harbor, was the last manually operated lighthouse in the United States. The light became automated in 1998,...
- Netanyahu is booed as he begins his UNGA speech, with many delegations walking out of the General Assembly hallDuring his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Benjamin Netanyahu was met with protests and significant walkouts. Many delegates...
- In 1851, Brooklyn released 100 house sparrows from England; 175 years later, the birds are found across nearly all of North AmericaHouse Sparrows, introduced to North America during the mid-1800s, have rapidly become a prevalent part of the continent's avian scene. Thei...
- In 1984, Lincoln's handwritten final public address emerged from a secret compartment in an antique table; the forgotten manuscript later sold for $231,000A remarkable manuscript discovery at New York City’s Morris-Jumel Mansion brought an overlooked piece of Revolutionary-era history back int...
- In the 1980s, rare shells linked to Captain Cook were thrown into a university dumpster; 40 years later, the forgotten collection returned to England's heritage archivesRare shells linked to Captain James Cook nearly vanished in the 1980s. The collection was thrown into a university dumpster, apparently for...
- In 1776, 'United States of America' was formally adopted by Congress, centuries later U.S. President Donald Trump reiterates renaming Strait of Hormuz, Lake Ontario, New MexicoIn the summer of 1776, the American Revolution was transforming a collection of British colonies into a nation with an uncertain future. On...
- In 1664, Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to British, who renamed it New York, over 360 years later home to Wall Street plays the most important role as U.S. celebrates 250th anniversary of America's declaration of independence from British ruleNew York's strategic location was one reason control of the settlement mattered so greatly. Its harbor offered exceptional opportunities fo...
- Independence Day 2026: Meet the ‘Edison of India’ who studied science from magazines and shocked the British with his inventionsShankar Abaji Bhisey, often called “Edison of India”, was a pioneering Indian inventor who developed his interest in science through books ...
- In 1879, thousands of Zulu warriors attacked 150 British soldiers. The Battle of Rorke's Drift ended after 12 hours and the tiny garrison survivedAt Rorke's Drift, a valiant group of British soldiers held their ground for an incredible twelve hours against a fierce onslaught of Zulu w...
- Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial pastAdani Ports is evaluating the acquisition of a controlling stake in UK's Associated British Ports (ABP) in a deal valued at nearly $10 bill...
- In 1789, one mysterious outbreak changed Australia's history; scientists may have solved itIn 1789, a horrific outbreak devastated Indigenous Australians around Sydney Harbor. Up to 70% of local First Nations people died. For over...
- July 4 Independence Day: History, significance and why the US celebrates itAmerica's Independence Day, celebrated annually on July 4th, commemorates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence, freeing the...
- One pound a year for 200 years: Britain's moral debt to IndiaIndependence Day 2025: Shashi Tharoor spoke at Oxford Union in 2015. He argued Britain owes India reparations for colonial exploitation. Th...
- What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement? how 1916 treaty influences modern Palestinian recognition movesThe Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 treaty between Britain and France that divided Ottoman territories in the Middle East. This col...
- Independence Day: How the British pulled off a $45 trillion heist in IndiaIndependence Day: India's economic history is revealing its painful past under British colonialism. Economic historian, Utsa Patnaik's rese...
- 4th July Independence Day USA: Date, history, significance of Federal Holiday4th July Independence Day is commemorated across the US. The day is also marked as a Federal Holiday in the US.
- William Dalrymple, hundreds of historians protest UK's 'misleading' citizenship testThe "Life in the UK Test" is a compulsory requirement for any applicant for citizenship or "indefinite leave to remain" residency rights in...
- Britain congratulates Pak on 60th anniversary of independencePakistan's former colonial ruler Britain congratulated the country on the 60th anniversary of its independence today, with Prime Minister G...
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