America has always stripped the land of its original, Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications.

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In the second part of our series, we take a look at how more Mexican states' names came to be and what they mean today.

The police commander in Omagh on the day the town was bombed has said many of his officers felt “guilty and responsible” that ...

Applications for the annual Tremont Writers Conference will be accepted through May 15. The conference will be held Oct.

A French court ruled on Thursday that the seaside city of Biarritz must rename its La Negresse historic district, possibly named after a black A French court ruled on Thursday that the seaside ...

Football, also known as American football or gridiron football, is the most popular spectator sport in the United States. But most of us probably couldn’t tell you why it’s called “football” instead ...

This Black History Month, visitors at Culture Lab LIC can learn about the people behind the names borne by many Queens landmarks. From Helen Marshall to Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, significant ...

THE United States Geographic Board has published a “First Report on Foreign Geographical Names” (Washington Government Printing Office, 1932. 10 cents). The list of names is prefaced by a long ...