A Pirate Attack in 1794 is why the United States doesn’t use the Metric System
Greetings! The high five and the fist bump are 20th century, but the first handshake dates to 5th century B.C. Greece, as way to prove you were weapon free
Only 10 men finished the first Boston Marathon in 1897, an homage to a legendary Greek soldier who ran 24.5 miles—and died
“We want pockets”: The Rational Dress Society and its campaign for practical clothing for women
Elvis Presley’s Army Service Introduced him to a Lifelong Passion for Karate
1st century A.D. mosaics and paintings buried under volcano damage now being revealed and restored with X-ray technology
Appeals court throws out Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit over how she was depicted in “Feud,” saying she “does not own history”
A group of 18th century settlers tried to secede and create their own State of Franklin, but Benjamin Franklin himself wasn’t interested
The remains of Martha Brown, the 19th century woman who inspired ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles,’ to rest in peace at last
NASA studied Tennessee’s Flynn Creek Crater, formed 360 million years ago, to prepare for the first Moon landing
