During Napoleon's Austrian campaign his army advanced to within six miles of Feldkirch. It looked as though Bonaparte's men would take Feldkirch without resistance. But as Napoleon's army advanced ...
Created from Georgia marble and Florida coquina stone, and ornamented with the forms of plants and animals, the Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Florida was built to house a 57-bell carillon. Visitors sit ami...
Just inside the magnificent walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, stands the bell tower. It marks the beginning of the Stradun, the city's main street. Two iron figures strike the bell each hour. The bel...
Most bells ring nine times at 9:00 p.m., but the tower bell at Oxford's Christ Church college rings 101 times every evening at 9:00 p.m. It is to commemorate the 101 members who founded that academic ...
Santa Claus, sleigh bells, reindeer. Snow falling, icicles forming, Christmas music playing. Christmas lights, Christmas trees, Christmas presents. Shopping, planning, cooking, eating, visiting with f...
When the Crystal Palace Exhibition opened in 1851, people flocked to London's Hyde Park to behold the marvels. One of the greatest marvels back them was steam. Steam plows were displayed. Steam loc...
Dwight L. Moody, by his own admission, made a mistake on the eighth of October 1871 - a mistake he determined never to repeat. He had been preaching in the city of Chicago. That particular nig...