In the final weeks of World War II, just past the witching hour on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was returning from delivering the first operational atomic bomb to a naval base in the Pacific.

As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we turn our attention to one Floridian who’s leading the effort to preserve ...

Viral pygmy hippo Moo Deng has waddled her way into memedom. The two-month-old resident of Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri, Thailand, has gone viral, and her goofy face and bod are all over social ...

Jimmy Carter sets a new record on October 1, his birthday, when he will become the first American president to reach triple ...

When he was younger, Griffith High School history teacher Jeff Swisher had so many questions — like why decaffeinated coffee containers had an orange lid or why people in the United States drive ...

Here I present my selection of books to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15 – Oct 15, 2024). Six books are included in this list; one inspirational for UVA’s own Latino community; another two ...

Smithsonian Associates offers a variety of fascinating lectures and seminars, studio art classes, and study tours this month ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to close out the regular season at Coors Field. The win put the Dodgers at 98-64 whil ...

Bernie’s Book Bank supports at-home libraries, giving children age-appropriate books they want to read. The nonprofit donated its 10 millionth book to CPS on Monday. "Our children cannot be successful ...

Remember S&H Green Stamps? How abut Blue Chip Stamps” Such efforts were the precursors to today’s customer loyalty programs ...

The New York Yankees earned the top seed in the American League playoff picture this season after going 94-68. With that, they'll have a first-round bye and wil ...

John Leguizamo is bringing audiences some of the lessons that didn’t make it to our history books, going back centuries to ...