The Grio

Germany’s president has apologized for colonial-era killings in Tanzania over a century ago

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president on Wednesday apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania more than a century ago as he met descendants of an executed leader of a revolt against German ...
Yahoo

Can You Name All the Different Types of Colonial-Style Homes?

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With their roomy size and eye-pleasing symmetry, Colonial-style homes remain one of the most enduring ...
Yahoo

Latin America's colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition's attempts to police religion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: ...
WBUR

Benjamin Franklin set out to conquer climate in the colonial era

Joyce Chaplin's new book "The Franklin Stove" is out now. (Book cover courtesy Farrar, Straus and Giroux; author photo courtesy Saffron Sener) The winter of 1740-41 was exceptionally cold and Benjamin ...
Daily Journal

Whiteland Masonic Lodge presenting program on colonial flags, history

National Sojourners Indiana Masonic Home No. 541, a Franklin-based group of Freemasons, pose in colonial outfits in front of ...
WAVY-TV

Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in ...
Time

Forget King Leopold’s Ghost. There Are Still Skeletons in His Closet

It would take a determined visitor to the Royal Museum for Central Africa to locate the life-sized likeness of one of history’s most brutal colonial rulers carved from ivory. The statue of Belgium‘s ...
NJ.com

Miller-Cory House Museum to host program on Colonial Era toys and games

The Miller-Cory House Museum in Westfield is offering an opportunity to experience what childhood was like in colonial times. On May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. visitors can explore old-fashioned toys and ...
Ars Technica

Is a colonial-era drop in CO₂ tied to regrowing forests?

Did the massive scale of death in the Americas following colonial contact in the 1500s affect atmospheric CO 2 levels? That’s a question scientists have debated over the last 30 years, ever since they ...

A Revolutionary War history lesson about women, by women, comes to Shirley

Discover the overlooked contributions of Colonial-era women on Long Island, including their roles in farms and businesses ...
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10 Colonial-Era Structures in Nigeria Still Standing, From Lagos to Kaduna, and Enugu

Explore 10 colonial-era structures in Nigeria that have survived over a century, their current use, and which ones are at risk of collapse. Nigeria is home to some remarkable colonial-era structures, ...