John Ericsson believed the sun's power could make nations wealthy without fossil fuels. The American Swedish Historical Museum houses his prototype.

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1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.

Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army ...

More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction. The collection sheds light on the man and the ...

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Indiana's 92 counties are named for individuals who played a role in the Revolutionary War, with some of the most well-known ...

The Ottoman Siege of Malta. Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North C ...

The Middle East burns The Middle East is not on the verge of collapsing, but rather, its strategic map is being redrawn violently and perhaps irreversibly. Two men, possibly three, shape this map: ...