Charles Emmerson starts his account of 1913 much as you would expect. The setting is the world fair at Ghent. Visitors from every nation in the world throng the stands, marvelling at the ingenuity of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel is one of the most legendary and valuable coins in American history. Officially, the U.S. Mint ceased production of Liberty Head nickels in 1912, making the existence of ...

The industrial actions in New Zealand during 1913 marked one of the high points of the militant labour movement. The 1912 Waihi miners’ strike, which was violently repressed by the police and “free” ...

Throughout the year 1913, Mussolini's favourite poet, Gabriele D'Annunzio, wrote the date "1912+1": he feared the unlucky number 13. In reality 1913 was an ambivalent year that looked forward to the ...