Propaganda, a systematic effort to manipulate public opinion, has always been a part of human history. Still, in America, it ...

This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The ...

According to the history books, founded in 1842 and opening in 1844, the Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum ...

December 13 would’ve been just Taylor Swift’s birthday, but now that the 13th falls on a Friday, the Christmas-spirited month ...

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaii’s largest news-gathering organization, published its first edition June 7, 2010, after the merger of the 128-year-old Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the 154-year ...

Crackers came about because confectioner Tom Smith needed a way to market French-style sweets wrapped in paper. The story goes that he was inspired to add an explosive element by the sight of a ...

In 2017, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the US. (Please note: The projected numbers of new cancer cases ... (Childhood and adolescent ...

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Sure, but no other rose bush can boast 39 floats, 16 equestrian teams and 24 ...

Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, was initially preserved due to its harsh volcanic landscape and severe winters, which deterred settlers and inadvertently created a wildlife refuge.

But the story of Oz dates back much further than that. For nearly 125 years, the fantasy world of writer L. Frank Baum’s ...

Anchorage's location has two advantages: it saves airline costs and improves cargo delivery speeds. As noted by Evergreen ...