In the early 1670s, about 1000 young women - nicknamed the king's daughters - arrived in New France to help populate the colony. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Jean-Baptiste Colbert ...

The 39-member Cabinet includes primarily ministers from French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and the ...

And the biggest revolt of the era, on the French colony ... New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey 1803: The United States buys the 830,000 square-mile Louisiana Territory from France for only ...

When World War I ended in 1918, the winners, principally Britain and France (for the US electorate had decisively rejected ...

Perouse claimed possession of the land for France ... colonies during this time, the French faced a revolution at home, and the Spanish found themselves unable to hold onto their New World ...

In 1682, Louis XIV had had enough and Frontenac was recalled to France. Wandering two years without maps, Ren-Robert Cavelier ... The governor of the English colony of New York, Thomas Dongan ...

From harsh winters, to food shortages, disease, and clashes with the Natives, many settlers had to abandon their new homes ... fall of the colony, Cartier and his men returned to France in ...

Congratulations on your decision to attend the University of New Haven! Part of our commitment to making the transition to life at the University of New Haven as easy as possible for our new students ...

However, researchers fear that some bees may have already left the hive to start new colonies elsewhere. Map of Malta, the main island of the Maltese archipelago, with the location where the bee ...

Many people dream of packing up their belongings and starting a new life abroad — even if it’s just for ... The capital of the former British colony of Seychelles is an all-around pleasant place to ...

New fall reading for the cocktail, spirits or wine enthusiast includes a wine compendium and a guide to the ingredients that go into spirit-making.