Telegraph operators were often women, and this novel form of communication raised the specter of what we now call catfishing: luring someone into a relationship by misrepresenting oneself.

Researchers at Kerala University have unearthed vital historical data that sheds new light on the 1859 Carrington Event, one of most intense geomagnetic storms.

In 1839, a couple of inventors, William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone unveiled to the world their telegraph and It wasn't long before the idea of constructing an underwater telegraph cable that ...

A traditional 19th Century Pembrokeshire farmstead set in 10.85 acres, is on the market for £595,000. According to Rees Richards & Partners, Whitlow Farm in Narberth offers a rare opportunity for ...

The 19th-century pope refused to endorse either the capitalists’ wait-and-see promise of progress or the communists’ longing for a dictatorship of the proletariat.

Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship loaded “to the ...

Researchers find high mercury in a child’s bones from Rouen, France, suggesting toxic 19th-century treatments for vitamin deficiencies like rickets.

Building visited by creatives and politicians from around the world set alight by gangs as unrest grips country ...

Stand-alone telegraph companies had a difficult time at first. In the mid-19th century massive investments were accompanied by fierce price wars, as companies sought to protect their fiefs.

A ring linked to a 19th century Scottish geologist which was found on a South African beach has gone on display for the first time.