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Egypt reveals restored colossal statues of pharaoh in Luxor

LUXOR, Egypt – Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim...

Colorado constitutional debates foreshadowed a populist backlash against Gilded Age railroad barons

Political corruption and exorbitant shipping rates fueled the anticorporate Granger movement

U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s successes

Handsome and dedicated, the late U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell may be the only Colorado politician who switched major political parties and never lost an election. He was the only U.S. S...

The travertine quarries that built ancient Rome are carving rock for a new generation of temples

TIVOLI, Italy – Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous rock called lapis tiburtinus – now known as ...

A railroad’s arrival in Pueblo 150 years ago had far-reaching consequences for Colorado and the West

En route to the Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway broke a monopoly that had outraged Southern Colorado

Display of St. Francis of Assisi’s bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians

ASSISI, Italy – The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Feb. 22, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to C...

Secret societies and masquerade fever took over Colorado’s social scene in the 1870s

The soon-to-be Centennial State celebrated Washington’s Birthday with parades, pigeon shoots and decadent costume balls

How tensions over religion molded Colorado’s constitution

Church and the Centennial State: School funding, tax exemptions and ‘the God Idea’ sparked protracted debates among delegates in 1876

Stories on Stone: Historic Petroglyphs along the San Juan River

Along the San Juan River and across the Four Corners, thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs from ancient Native cultures are written in stone. What is less common are historic glyphs, but in ...

Broken treaties with the Utes paved the way for Colorado’s 1870s San Juan silver rush

Thousands flocked to boomtowns like Ouray and Silverton as Colorado neared statehood

A historic house in Serbia’s capital hangs on with intimate theatrical productions

BELGRADE, Serbia – It may be out of place on a busy downtown street and it may be a bit run down, but this small mansion in central Belgrade is thriving. Its walls crumbling and shutters clo...

Durango historian explores Animas City’s origins

2026 marks 150th anniversary of townsite’s founding