Plaque unveiled for Swindon railway pioneer
A blue plaque celebrating the life of the Great Western Railway's first locomotive driver has been unveiled in Swindon. James 'Jim' Hurst, was appointed as the GWR's first locomotive shunter in 1837 ...
The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of "The Republic for Which It Stands," explains what made the late 19th century ...
Lewis LeMaster: Zanesville woman has family ties to the construction of the Panama Canal
William Taylor had an extraordinary life and spent seven years working on the canal. He is buried with his wife Rita in ...