Maurice Ravel is one of the greatest French composers who ever lived. Along with Claude Debussy, he single-handedly changed ...

How else do you explain “Also Sprach Zarathustra” — the piece that contains his most famous minute and a half of music, plus an extended homage to Johann Strauss Jr.? The Cleveland Orchestra ...

1775: Angelo Braschi is chosen as Pope Pius VI. 1804: New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery. 1852: Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children in London admits its first patient ...

British awards and decorations have many fascinating stories. There are two major categories: campaign medals and gallantry medals. Campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, ...