A Herefordshire village credited as the birthplace of women’s cricket has begun celebrating 100 years since the first matches that led to the creation of the Women’s Cricket Association. In the summer of 1926, a group of friends gathered to play cricket in Colwall. The games proved so popular that the players decided a national
The then Minister of the Interior, Wolfgang Sobotka, stated that the building should be demolished and a new one erected in its place. It was an echo of an earlier offer from a Russian MP who said he wanted to buy the house and blow it up. But there was a storm of criticism, with
Editor’s note: In honor of America’s 250th birthday, the Earth Observatory is revisiting stories about the landscapes that helped shape American history. The images and text on this page were originally published on July 4, 2017. Explore the full collection here. Located between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William