08/17/2015 - 12:09
If not for his love life, many would have trouble remembering that the 29th president of the United States was an Ohioan named Warren G. Harding.
08/11/2015 - 09:00
It was over, really over. This week marks the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. But it was also the dawn of the atomic age.
08/04/2015 - 09:00
There was a brilliant flash of light, followed by a rush of heat, a pressure wave and the rumbling of an explosion. A snow-white cloud shot into the sky, but at first it was obscured by “a bluish haze and then by a
purple-brown cloud of dust and smoke.”
07/27/2015 - 18:57
President Barack Obama on Feb. 23 released a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility in Cuba.
07/19/2015 - 20:00
Among the many haunting scenes in the brilliant World War I flick
, Testament of Youth, the most poignant comes early in the movie, long before the flashes of young soldiers in the trenches.
07/17/2015 - 13:22
Yet again, scientists have uncovered fossilized remains of a dinosaur that will make you thank your lucky stars those devils are only found in museums these days.
07/16/2015 - 13:53
Late in life, David Greenglass, convicted for his part in the most notorious spy case in U.S. history, made a startling admission. He said his testimony pointing the finger at his sister – who was subsequently executed as a spy – was, in fact, a lie.
07/10/2015 - 09:00
A newly discovered dinosaur is more than just another pretty face. It is truly a thorny creature.
06/28/2015 - 20:00
When the Continental Congress voted for independence from Britain on July 2, 1776, John Adams said the day would be forever remembered with “a great anniversary festival.” So why do we celebrate Independence Day on July 4, not on July 2?
06/08/2015 - 10:58
Great Britain’s Magna Carta inspired the Declaration of Independence, the American Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This month, it celebrates its 800th anniversary.
