Sculptor Tony Frudakis was commissioned by the president of Hillsdale College in Michigan to build a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln. Article details the process of building the sculpture.
In 1895, the city leaders of Leadville, Colorado worried about a declining population. So they built an ice palace that was as big as three football fields.
This article explains why France sent a train to the United States as a thank-you during the late 1940's. After the US collected and sent donations and supplies to war-ravaged France after World War II, the French sent gifts of thanks in what was called the Merci Train.
This article is about the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Krakow, Poland. There, one can see both salt mining history and the beautiful salt sculptures created for the underground chapels.
This article discusses a portrait by daVinci called "Lady with an Ermine" along with the detective work by scholars who deduced the identity of the subject.