On This Day, Feb. 15: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration of war against Spain.
‘Queen Mariana of Austria’: Diego Velázquez’s Monumental Portrait of a Monarch
The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...
Bridges Texas History: The disastrous Red River Expedition, Part 1
This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.
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Spain running out of time to double its Defense investment due to the end of the war in Ukraine and growing distance from the United States
Robles defends Spain's commitment to NATO without the ability to increase spending due to the absence of budgets and the parliamentary minority. "I have insisted that Spain is a serious and reliable ...
Lost Southampton landmark - history of Bevois Mount House
It was simply a modest Southampton farmhouse in the early 18th century, a "romantic cottage" on the highest point of the west bank of ...
Six Takeaways About the Murdoch Succession Fight
Rupert Murdoch and his family control the most influential conservative media empire in the world. For more than a year, they ...
‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of ...
Love in the time of the Inquisition: Flamenco opera 'Llantos 1492' has its world premiere with Opera Southwest
Opera Southwest makes history with the world premiere of an ambitious flamenco opera, "Llantos 1492." It's a gut-punching story of love and defiance, set during the Spanish Inquisition, that's ...
How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
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The day Norfolk's Horatio Nelson became a national hero
By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...
How the Battle of Cape St Vincent saw Horatio Nelson's elevation to the public eye
At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...