History often confines itself to narrating only the events surrounding key protagonists and antagonists, their exploits and faults and their eventual fates. But in my opinion, it is often the people ...

The French Legation State Historic Site is teaming up with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center to honor the life of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who would’ve turned 53 on April 16th, ...

In the 1890s, the American legation was rather dismal when compared to its peers. The British and Russian representatives were housed in large new buildings, modern and imposing, while the American ...

Plans to tear down something old and replace it with something new has created another tussle over history and preservation between a landowner and the city. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas ...

Established 200 years ago, on May 17, 1821, the Tangier American Legation is a rambling mansion that spans two sides of the Rue d’Amerique in the southern corner of Tangier's old walled city. Andrey ...

The French Legation State Historic Site will host a Grand Reopening event, where over 180 years of history through one of Austin’s oldest wood-frame structures will be featured. Attendees will learn ...

Only a few weeks after toasting its 175th anniversary, the historic French Legation Museum, one of the only buildings in Austin that dates to the Republic of Texas, is facing severe financial threat.

In a new move to discourage Jews in Poland seeking to emigrate to Israel, the Polish police have set up a watch around the Israel Legation in Warsaw and are arresting Jews visiting the building, the ...

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As China saber-rattles against Japan over the Senkaku Islands, and economists predict that she will overtake the United States in terms of GDP sometime this decade, it is well to look into the ...