On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

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Williamstown amateur historian Barb McNeill is Star Weekly’s history columnist. This week she writes of the panic that spread ...

At midday on Waitangi Day, Tuesday 6 February, HMNZS Canterbury will fire a 21-gun salute to observe the 185th Anniversary of ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know? William McKinley campaigning in 1896, when he was governor of Ohio.Credit ...

And there endeth the extent of my withering-on-the-vine schoolgirl French that is applicable when it comes to writing about sport – a shame, because that Prince William of ours has just zipped ...

Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Throughout Kate Middleton's tumultuous year, Prince William has remained steadfastly by her side, maintaining a sense of stability as she navigated cancer. A source close ...

If the Toronto Maple Leafs are thriving, William Nylander is likely on his game. If they’re struggling, he probably is too. I know, breaking news! Star hockey player helps team play better when ...

Few figures in maritime history are as shrouded in mystery and controversy as Captain Kidd, a man whose life straddled the line between privateer and pirate, hero and villain. William Kidd began his ...