In 1890, Germany and Britain signed a treaty in which Germany gave up claims to Zanzibar in exchange for Heligoland, an island in the North Sea, and control of the Caprivi Strip, which met the ...

As a sprawling new exhibit opens in two museums in Amsterdam, the German artist fears that history ... met with his members of his military to map out his destruction and seizure of Europe.

These amazing feats of engineering allow trains to navigate the steepest valleys and cross the deepest rivers.

George Ekem Ferguson (14 July 1864 ndash; 7 April 1897) was a remarkable Fante cartographer, surveyor, and civil servant ...

After the German and Ottoman empires fell following World War I, a map closer to what we now know ... by European powers before the conference, by 1890, five years after it, about 90 percent ...

It seems there was, in fact, only one other contemporary Palestinian in the field, a certain Khalil Raad – a man – who was active here between 1890 and ... are noted on a map on a wall of ...

The initiative is expected to enhance land planning, ensure accurate land data, and prevent conflicts affecting both urban ...

Ace any trivia night with these fun facts about America Fun facts about America that will surprise you Although the United ...

APPRAISER: Aw. GUEST: And they were always close. APPRAISER: He may have been bought in Chicago, but he originated in Germany. APPRAISER: What's really wonderful about yours is, he has these great ...

Germany has over the past years made strides in coming to terms with a dark era of its past, the colonial rule of large ...

Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s election as voters rebuked the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Voters gave ...

The stark east-west divide in national vote share from Germany’s national election on Sunday has been revealed in new data. News agency Reuters has created a map using result figures that show a ...