Big Ben bonged for the last time on Aug. 21 after an announcement that London's famous bell will be silenced until 2021 while its home, Elizabeth Tower, undergoes a multi-million dollar renovation.

The one thing we often believe about monuments is that they’ll always be there. After all, they were erected to pay homage, commemorate, or display power and might. However, as conflicts across the ...

Whose “civilization” is it, anyway? That profound question has launched the Washington State Historical Society on an extended road trip around the state to visit local communities and solicit ...