10/24/2014 - 09:00
Think of devastating illness and Ebola comes to mind. But in 1793 yellow fever crippled Philadelphia -- then the nation's capital and the city where the first president, George Washington, resided.
10/13/2014 - 20:00
Sure, we’ve had some horrible droughts lately. But scientists say the worst drought in the last 1,000 years occurred in 1934.
10/08/2014 - 14:35
The War of 1812 bicentennial, which wraps up early next year, offered many educational and fun events. But something was missing: a classic movie we could watch as part of the commemoration.
10/02/2014 - 17:58
A century ago, armed conflict escalated around the globe. But even beyond World War I, there are other dates to remember in October:
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.
09/18/2014 - 16:06
King Richard III suffered three injuries that could have brought about a swift death, according to research led by the University of Leicester in the U.K. and reported in the British medical journal, The Lancet.
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.
08/27/2014 - 09:00
This month marks a milestone in aviation: 30 years ago, on Aug. 30, 1984, the Discovery space shuttle was launched on its first mission, carrying three satellites into orbit.
