Aug. 22 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America outran a fleet of Britain's finest ships around England's Isle of Wight in an international race that became known as ...
In the final days of Michael Collins’s life, his movements through Munster reflected both a military leader’s urgency and a statesman’s hope for peace. From inspections at barracks and prisons to ...
When Michael Collins left Dublin on 20 August 1922, he was ill and feverish and his doctor recommended that the trip be postponed. Had he merely been going on an inspection trip, it could have been ...
In 1851, the U.S.-built schooner America outran a fleet of Britain's finest ships around England's Isle of Wight in an international race that became known as the America's Cup. In 1881, American ...