05/10/2020 - 21:48
Only one person has served both as president of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court: William Howard Taft.
04/21/2020 - 23:00
A century ago, people around the world fought to survive a deadly illness: the influenza pandemic of 1918.
03/29/2020 - 18:36
A 70-year-old law could help the country navigate a global pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. It is called the Defense Production Act of 1950.
02/16/2020 - 18:32
It stands to reason that army equipment of today is far more sophisticated than, say, the equipment of World War I. But there is an exception.
02/04/2020 - 21:37
On Wednesday, U.S. Senators will vote on whether to acquit or convict President Donald Trump, who was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
01/20/2020 - 17:49
Scientists recently confirmed what most of us had already guessed: The past decade was the hottest on record.
01/08/2020 - 09:01
Like everything else to do with Donald Trump, nothing about the president's impending impeachment trial is straightforward.
12/10/2019 - 21:57
Before we celebrated Christmas, the winter holidays were all about
Saturnalia.
12/03/2019 - 08:43
Recently, Britain paid tribute to the late Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman to serve in Parliament.
11/26/2019 - 09:51
This week, we remember the first Thanksgiving. But the Pilgrims were only able to give thanks with the help of Native Americans -- one, in particular.
