LISBON, Conn. (WTNH) — A few rows of strawberries and a trailer were burned in a fire at a strawberry field in Lisbon, fire officials said. Fire officials said at around 10:37 a.m. on Wednesday ...

Like the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which inspired Voltaire’s Candide, the Los Angeles fires will have far-reaching effects on popular consciousness. Firefighters—a third of whom are estimated ...

Carmo Convento is actually a ruin of a 14th-century convent that was destroyed by an infamous earthquake and fire. On Nov. 1, 1755, one of the deadliest earthquakes of all time shook Lisbon.

when a massive earthquake collapsed Lisbon’s churches during mass, launched tsunami waves over the city’s walls, and caused ...