The Gazette is Britain’s oldest surviving newspaper, and the official journal of government. Established in 1665, with courtiers, government ministers and diplomats as its early journalists ...
The only certainty is that Currey did have permission to cut down what was discovered to be the oldest tree on record. Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old.
Though there are different accounts on the circumstances of the request, such as Currey needing to retrieve his core drill (an expensive tool used to measure trees ages without significantly harming ...
Who knows for sure, but there is one establishment that is unanimous when it comes to the oldest restaurant in America, and it's in New England. The White Horse Tavern opened in 1673, in Newport, ...