The forced removal of entire Welsh communities to construct reservoirs supplying England's cities with water continues to stir strong emotions in Wales today. Arguably the most notorious example is ...

However, water wasn't the sole reason villages were relocated or disappeared entirely. The dramatic expansion of the slate industry during the 19th century also impacted whole communities, each ...

"Only the baboons are missing," he writes. "It's a vast, wild site with many fascinating, overgrown ruins, including a ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. Now, the SPD is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It typically closes for several weeks each January to transition out of the holiday overlay, then again in the fall to install it.

Canada’s dominance in the World Junior Hockey Championship started at Graham Arena 44 years ago today in a game that was in Rochester due to “blind luck.” The first page of Sports in the Jan. 4, 1982, ...

Jan. 2—ROCHESTER — The last time the World Junior Championship hockey tournament was held primarily in Minnesota was 44 years ago. Bloomington was the host city, but games in late December of 1981 and ...

Relive the runs in 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 that helped Diego Maradona become an Argentinian icon and a FIFA World Cup legend. In 1982, Diego Maradona was lightning fast. He flew across the pitch, ...

This is the 12th in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 193 8, Uruguay in 1950, West ...

Not having written items here for a long stretch, your comments have been piling up. Let me get to some of those today. (Thankfully none are about Houston.) At the Pomona Valley authors event Oct. 11 ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, science and art collide with gorgeous results ...

In October 1982, Milwaukee Journal staff writer Mike Kupper used that Major League Baseball advertising slogan to summarize the mood of the city's baseball fans. The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers had won the ...