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One of Europe's deadliest train disasters this century has raised fresh questions about safety on Spain's rail network after the transport minister reported an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to the crash.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The late 16th century was an age of exploration and exploitation, and no one represented its ambitions better for England than Francis Drake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Chinese-born writer’s new book follows the convergent fates of two child prodigies in 18th century Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Instead, since his last Test century at Old Trafford in 2023, he averages 24.77.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Today we are used to seeing the microscopic world, but when the microscope was invented in the middle of the seventeenth century, it caused a sensation.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

It is an enduring, living archive of survival, forged over centuries of displacement, structural violence and cultural resilience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

More impressive still is that along the way they have thoroughly reconsidered the piano, finding the kaleidoscopic breadth that has lurked within it, incompletely exploited for more than two centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It may also be associated with one of the oldest surviving descriptions of the solar corona, but that interpretation remains uncertain because the relevant passage appears in a source written centuries after the event.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

For two centuries, Canadian mills near Maine have processed vast amounts of its timber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

He informed them that the obelisk stood in Heliopolis for many centuries.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman