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Pennsylvania is missing an N In 1751 , Pennsylvania statesman Isaac Norris placed an order to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London for...

The fruits and vegetables we buy at the supermarket today often look very different from the produce of centuries past. Some 10,000 years...

In weddings around the world, exchanging rings is a crucial part of the ceremony, a moment in which a couple’s promises are sealed with a...

If you’re ever despairing about the state of the world, you can — at least, according to some scholars — be thankful it’s not the year...

Covered bridges are an idyllic symbol of rural America. These charming, often hand-built structures have been romanticized in popular...

Some of the world’s biggest archaeological discoveries not only changed the way we interpret our past but also solved historical...

An occasional slip of the keyboard or pen can lead to errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar, and while they may seem trivial or...

In the chaos of a post-Civil War America, the federal law enforcement agency known as the Secret Service was formed as a branch of the...

Long before she portrayed such iconic TV characters as the outspoken feminist Maude Findlay on Maude and the sarcastic-yet-compassionate...

Who’s the only president to file a patent? Which VP wrote a hit pop song? And which Civil War general gave us the word “sideburns”? These...

Humans and animals have fought side by side since prehistoric times. Dogs have long been our faithful companions in times of peace and...

I n the 1848 U.S. presidential election, Major General Zachary Taylor — a political newcomer representing the Whig Party — faced off...

The United States has had some strange elections over the last 230-odd years, few more so than the presidential contest of 1836 — the one...

I n 1907, one of the more unusual strikes in France’s history unfolded. Better wages and working conditions were at stake, as is often...

These days, we take for granted the organized chaos that accompanies the U.S. presidential election every four years, from the lengthy...

Nostalgia is a powerful feeling, and it’s easy to spend hours reminiscing about days gone by. It’s especially fun to look back at — and...

Civil rights icon Rosa Parks spent more than 40 years living in her home state of Alabama before moving to Detroit, Michigan, in 1957....

On January 1, 1913, the United States Post Office began offering parcel service. While private freight companies had already existed for...

Vincent Van Gogh’s Brushstrokes Captured Turbulence in “Starry Night” We likely all know Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” and its...

Few first ladies are as recognizable as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , who rose to prominence alongside her husband President John F....