The fall of Saigon 50 years ago prompted a mass exodus of Vietnamese over the next months and years. Many were evacuated by the United States military and brought to America to resettle. And as more ...

By car, on foot, by boat and several planes, Vietnamese fleeing the war in Vietnam made their way to Northern Virginia, in ...

Historic landmarks like Carcosa Seri Negara and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building will be restored under the plan. Read more at ...

World Hat Walk came to Salisbury on April 27, encouraging people to join in on a walk around the city, encouraging others to ...

It is 80 years since the Ayrton Light was switched back on after World War Two blackout regulations were lifted.

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The Speaker of the House of Commons recreated the symbolic switching on of the Ayrton Light at the top of the Elizabeth Tower.

Macdonald William Lyon Mackenzie King The Famous Five and the Queen Elizabeth ... the face of a clock to represent the bell's role in keeping time. The bell sits on an incline, recalling its position ...

Yet there is a more expensive, taller clock tower which cost billions to build and shattered records when it opened. The Mecca Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia is the fourth-tallest building and ...