On the First Fleet of 1788, at least 15 convicts were of African descent. By 1840 the number had risen to almost 500. Among ...

A new project opening in Connecticut will mark the first-ever museum dedicated to the U.S. Coast Guard, giving Americans a ...

Read: Durban flags highly successful cruise season [June 2024] MSC Cruises South Africa boss Ross Volk said at the time that the group would be sending its refurbished MSC Musica cruise ship to ...

A South Jersey man has been convicted on a federal charge for his role in a warehouse fire that occurred in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Ramiz Duka, 61, of Cherry Hill, was found guilty of ...

Phil Murphy and a bevy of transit officials unveiled the first in a set of new multi-level NJ Transit ... Inside one of the new rail cars NJ Transit plans to add to its fleet next year (Courtesy of NJ ...

The Second Fleet, six ships carrying convicts and settlers ... people in history”, like John Stogdell, a convict who arrived with the First Fleet, and the relationships between early settlers ...

If it wasn’t for the madness of King George, Australia may not have had former prime minister Kevin Rudd, the current Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Greg Piper, and tens of thousands of ...

Two SUVs and two pickup trucks will become the first electric vehicles in the City of Buffalo's fleet, acting Mayor Christopher P. Scanlon announced. The two Chevrolet Equinox EVs and two Ford F ...

Tauck’s fleet is growing: The company will be debuting two new riverboats in the spring of 2026. The unnamed vessels will be built next year in Serbia and The Netherlands. One will be a 443-foot ship ...

A Latvian court handed down lengthy prison terms to an ex-bank owner and two other men for the murder of a prominent lawyer six years ago. Martins Bunkus was shot multiple times through the windshield ...

Airbus will charter three new-generation green cargo ships for aircraft ... ceremony for the first one earlier this month, with a three-year deadline for the new fleet. Last year, Airbus ...

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed projects at Pandu Port Complex, including the region's first ship repair facility and an elevated road corridor. The government is investing Rs 645 crores in ...