List of All Articles with Tag 'story'

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue—and something else, too?

He’s best remembered for saying “Give me liberty or give me death,” but did Henry actually utter those words?

People have come up with a range of ingenious, harebrained, and sometimes grim but often remarkable ways to stay cool during a summer scorcher.

Thomas Jefferson was not happy about some of the edits made to his draft. Here's what didn't make the final cut.

'The Canterbury Tales' author Geoffrey Chaucer's work spanned poetry and prose and ranged from the humorous to the scientific—but there's so much more to know about the "father of English poetry."

Here’s a brief history of Canada’s national day—which celebrates the joining of the three original provinces—and how you can celebrate.

How the rainbow became specifically associated with LGBTQ+ rights goes back to San Francisco in the late 1970s, and to one artist in particular.

Fourth of July baseball games have been popular since the Civil War era. Here’s how the tradition started.

Most of us never find ourselves in a battle for our lives. That makes these incredible survival stories all the more memorable.

Back in 1919, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. sort of made it seem like it was against the law to yell “fire“ while in a crowded theater, so we understand if you’re confused.

James Baldwin's novel 'Giovanni’s Room' was rejected by editors and publishers before it was eventually released in 1956.

One Founding Father thought we were celebrating on the wrong day, but that hasn’t stopped Americans from pulling out all the stops on July 4.