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The Thames Tunnel was completed in 1843 and connects the two banks of the River Thames at Rotherhithe and Wapping in London. The 20-year project was masterminded by Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) and was both the first tunnel to be built...

The Battle of Camden (16 August 1780) was a major battle of the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It saw a British army under Lord Charles Cornwallis decisively defeat an American force under General Horatio...

The first tunnels in the Mediterranean were built to transport water from distant springs and mountains to arid areas and cities. They also ensured the constant supply of water when cities were under siege. For example, the 533 m (583 yards...

An 1830 coloured illustration by R.H. Laurie of the Thames Tunnel in London. Designed by Marc Isambard Brunel, the tunnel was completed in 1843. (Science Museum, London)

1827 cross-section diagrams by T. Blood of the Thames Tunnel, completed in 1843. (Science Museum, London)

Abraham Lincoln, photograph by Anthony Berger, 9 February 1864. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

An illustration of the tunnelling shield designed by Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849). The shield was used during the construction of the Thames Tunnel, completed in 1843. The shield allowed workers to excavate but be protected from cave-ins...

Sioux warrior Rain-in-the-Face, photographed by Orlando Scott Goff in 1874 while incarcerated at Fort Abraham Lincoln in Dakota Territory.

Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America, officially issued on 1 January 1863. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Siege of Charleston (29 March to 12 May 1780) was a major military operation during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to establish a foothold in the American South, British commander-in-chief Sir Henry Clinton led an...