In July 1907 the Westminster Gazette
offered a prize for an essay on this subject.
This was the successful essay.
IF NAPOLEON HAD WON THE BATTLE OF
WATERLOO
BY G. MACAULAY TREVELYAN
THE day of the signature of the Convention of Brussels, June 26, 1815, is the point of time that divides into two strangely contrasted halves the greatest career of [...]

For more than 40 years, Harlan Twible did not want to talk about how he survived four days in shark-infested waters after a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis.
He rejected offers for advertisements and movies because he did not want to cheapen the memory of his shipmates or be known only for making it through [...]

Their wedding was booked for today at noon - but Ulster couple Michael Spathaky and Marian Chambers tied the knot at three o’clock this morning.
It’s the time difference. Their wedding was in Sydney, Australia - nine hours ahead of Northern Ireland.
But what difference does a few hours make when you first met 51 years ago [...]

The hidden content in ancient works could be illuminated by a light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun.
The technique employs Britain’s new facility, the Diamond synchrotron, and could be used on works such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or musical scores by Bach.
Intense light beams will enable scientists to uncover the text in [...]

On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy. (Go to article.)
1759 During the final French and Indian War, the British defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham overlooking Quebec City.
1788 The Congress of the Confederation authorized [...]