The speculation arose after a report by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission suggested measures to curb the 27 million ...

We forget. Americans long ago were told by their government to celebrate George Washington's birthday last Monday. On the 17th of February.

As a young nation, Americans drank far more than they do today, starting in the morning with an “eye opener” and finishing the day with a “nightcap.” ...

When Abraham Lincoln was about 19 years old, he made his first voyage down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with a load of produce to sell in New Orleans. In ...