9 fascinating Colonial-era words to brush up on for America’s 250th birthday

The United States of America will celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026. These nine words were used in colonial times.
The Atlantic

The Scientific Historian and Our Colonial Period

THE stream of writings upon American history has been flowing strongly for a century, until now the field is buried deep with monographs, documents, biographies, textbooks, and political or ...

Delhi Gymkhana Club: Inside the iconic world of Delhi’s most elite colonial-era institution

Delhi Gymkhana Club, one of India's most exclusive colonial-era institutions, faces possible closure after the Centre ordered ...
Hyperallergic

The Complex Fashion History of Colonial Spanish America

"Virgen de los Sastres (Virgin with Tailors)" (c. 1750), Cusco, Peru, oil and gold on canvas, 57 1/2 x 40 3/8 inches (Museo Pedro de Osma, Lima, courtesy the Blanton Museum of Art, all images courtesy ...
CNN

Germany will pay Namibia $1.3bn as it formally recognizes colonial-era genocide

More than 100 years after the crimes committed by the German colonial power in what is now Namibia, Germany has formally recognized the atrocities committed against the Herero and Nama ethnic groups ...