Excavations at Wroxeter Roman City in Shropshire, England, have unveiled an ancient mosaic dating back to the early second century. The 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic depicts dolphins and fish on colorful white, red and blue tiles, according to a news release from English Heritage. The ancient city was established in the 90s AD, according to the news release, and was once …
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On this day in history, September 17, 1937, Abraham Lincoln carving is officially dedicated at Mount Rushmore
The likeness of Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore was officially dedicated on this day in history on Sept. 17, 1937. Serving as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, Abraham Lincoln led the country through some of its darkest years. He is considered by many scholars to be the greatest president our nation has had, according …
Read More »London art heist: Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ swiped from gallery, 2 charged
Police in London have arrested and charged two men with burglary after the well-known Banksy artwork “Girl with Balloon” was swiped during a smash-and-grab raid at a gallery. Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, remain in police custody Friday following the incident at the Grove Gallery that unfolded around 11 p.m. Sunday night, according to the Metropolitan Police. “A …
Read More »Mike Rowe, well-known storyteller, announces 'Something to Stand For,' new film celebrating America
FIRST ON FOX: A popular host, storyteller, producer and author has a new project coming out — and “it lines up, not coincidentally,” with the Fourth of July, he told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview. Speaking in a video interview from his home studio in Northern California, Mike Rowe, host and narrator of “How America Works,” “Dirty Jobs” …
Read More »Normandy churches honor D-Day paratroopers as biblical heroes in stained-glass windows
The American paratroopers who dropped from the sky into Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, appeared sent from heaven. In the eyes of the people looking up from the ground of occupied France on D-Day, the climactic event of World War II, they were indeed saviors. “For me, when they landed, they were like heroes in a movie,” Paul Renaud, …
Read More »James Patterson finishes new novel 'Eruption' that Michael Crichton started
When “Jurassic Park” author Michael Crichton died from cancer in 2008, he left behind numerous unfinished projects, including a manuscript he began 20 years ago about the imminent eruption of Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano. Crichton’s widow Sherri, who is CEO of CrichtonSun, tapped another millions-selling author — James Patterson — to complete the story. “Eruption” is now …
Read More »Turkish official challenges British claim on Parthenon sculptures' ownership
One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, 2,500-year-old sculptures taken from the Acropolis in Athens. Greece’s culture minister said the comments made at a UNESCO meeting in Paris last week on …
Read More »A bullet-riddled gold wall, fountain of a man urinating comprise artist Cattelan's latest piece
The first thing that strikes you, arriving in the gallery that houses artist Maurizio Cattelan’s latest satirical work, is the gleam. The brilliant gleam of 64 panels coated with 24-karat gold — in all, a glittering wall 17 feet tall and 68 feet wide. The second is the pockmarks on all that gold, created by more than 20,000 rounds of …
Read More »Ghanaian toddler breaks Guinness World Record for youngest male artist
Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world’s youngest male artist. His mother, Chantelle Kukua Eghan, says it all started by accident when her son, who at the time was 6 months old, discovered her acrylic paints. Eghan, an artist and founder of Arts and Cocktails Studio, a bar that offers painting lessons in …
Read More »Kansas photographer turns dramatic thunderstorm into stunning backdrop for bride and groom
A Kansas couple refused to allow major storms to rain on their parade — or, rather — on their wedding day on May 19. While some may have viewed the thunderous storm clouds looming over the property as a “bad sign,” a wedding photographer and her newlywed clients seized the thrill of a photo-op that captured what it means to …
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