1840: The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island, killing 139. 1864: American songwriter Stephen Foster dies aged 37.
The Foreign Secretary has travelled to Saudi Arabia for talks on the future of Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime. David Lammy is set to offer UK expertise on humanitarian co-ordination ...
Betsy Ross, the seamstress who designed the first American flag with the help of George Washington is well-known by many today as the designer of America’s first flag after the Revolutionary War when ...