09/22/2014 - 05:00
We know the war that broke out in Europe in 1914 as World War I, but it would not be called by that name until 20 years after the war ended—and another one was beginning.
09/06/2014 - 07:11
As America celebrates the bicentennial of Francis Scott Key’s “Star-Spangled Banner,” it is unlikely that anyone will be singing the national anthem's third verse.
09/01/2014 - 20:00
Above all else, we now mark Sept. 11, 2001, as a day that changed, well, everything.
08/14/2014 - 09:19
Pop Quiz: We should refer to Ebola as A) A plague; B) An epidemic; C) A pandemic; D) All of the above.
08/05/2014 - 15:17
From the beginning of World War 1 to the end of the presidency of Richard Nixon, August marks a number of significant anniversaries:
07/25/2014 - 11:00
After a man with ties to a Serbian terrorist organization assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia—a full month later.
06/27/2014 - 08:43
The first shots in World War I were fired June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, by a Bosnian of Serbian ancestry who assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
06/03/2014 - 20:00
Beyond the broadcast networks' coverage of the 70th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, several cable networks offer modern-day special effects in programs about the commemoration.
06/02/2014 - 20:00
A half century ago, Jacques Cousteau's exploits as an underseas explorer riveted the world. Now, his grandson has taken the plunge to an underwater laboratory off the Florida Keys.
04/25/2014 - 05:00
Being the nation’s first lady isn’t always an enviable job. But there is a fringe benefit: the dresses.