1902 — American mechanical engineer Willis Carrier designed the schematics for what would become the first modern air conditioning system while trying to solve a humidity problem at Sackett & Wilhelms ...

This Telegraph archive photograph shows Alton City Hall in 1940. It cost $200,000 to complete. The building, completed in 1928, originally featured a mansard roof. Copper from the roof was removed and ...

Walt Disney opened the first Disneyland in California’s Anaheim on 1955. The park tried to bridge the gap between typical ...

From charming coaching inns dating back centuries to Victorian hotels with rich and glamorous pasts, we take a look at some of the most incredible and historic hotels around the UK.

These soldiers were men without a place in West German society, disgraced by their participation in Hitler’s wars of conquest ...

Beginning of the Muslim Era as Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina 1054: Three Roman legates fracture relations ...

The Ziffren Brittenham co-founder helped craft innovative contract structures, like backend deals, and worked for Steve Jobs, ...

According to J.K. Rowling herself, the first two scripts for HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series are “so, so good.” The ...

HBO's "Harry Potter" television series has started production and added several more actors to its cast, the network revealed on Monday, July 14. The new cast members include: Rory Wilmot as Neville ...

Dominic McLaughlin debuts as the new Harry Potter in HBO's reimagining of the classic series starting production with a release set for 2027 ...

The Oscar nominee reeled in two prior creative collaborators to put his signature touches on the spot: “Financial literacy ...

Harrison Ford has scored his first ever Emmy nomination – days after celebrating his 83 rd birthday. The Star Wars star was nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category ...