In 2015’s final two weeks, Europe’s migration crisis passed a symbolic milestone, with the 1 millionth migrant this year crossing into the continent on Monday, according to the International Organization for Migration. The sum is more than four times the number that entered in 2014.
A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man Russian-British-American crew blasted off Tuesday, bound for the International Space Station.
Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument in England, is made of rock from some 200 miles from its location. Researchers have a new theory why: As The Washington Post reports, they say it was built in Wales, where it sat for hundreds of years, before being moved.
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On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man, sparking a 381-day boycott that led to desegregation of Montgomery, Alabama, buses.
Lucy, not Charlie Brown, must have picked out the tree in Macy’s holiday window display. It’s big (compared to the characters, at least), shiny, and even has some pink in it, just like she asked for in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” In New York’s shopping district, many stores participate in the ritual of holiday season pageantry.
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, more than 20 U.S. governors are seeking to keep Syrian refugees out of their states, although experts question their authority over immigration. The resettlement of refugees is also receiving fresh scrutiny in Europe.
Baltimore is one of the latest world cities to be turned on to large-scale artistic light displays. The inaugural Light City Baltimore, modeled after the Vivid Sydney festival in Australia, is planned for seven days this spring. These photos of the Sydney festival and six others around the world offer a glimpse of the type of treatments the Inner Harbor and locations in five city neighborhoods might get.
The day in photos around the world.
The day in photos around the world.
The day in photos around the world.
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