In 1794, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin. In 1812, the U.S. government authorized the issue of America's ...

In “Red Scare,” Clay Risen shows how culture in the United States is still driven by the political paranoia of the 1950s.

Faisal Al Kudsi has vivid memories of visiting the Presidential Palace in Damascus when his father, the banker and politician ...

Nestled in the heart of Elkader, a charming town that could easily be mistaken for a Norman Rockwell painting come to life, sits the Turkey River Mall. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill antique store; ...

The ethos of cinema Comparing the moral stance of a popular movie to the national culture from which it arose is hard enough.

2008 — The Houston Rockets’ 22-game winning streak comes to an end. Kevin Garnett scores 22 points and Paul Pierce adds 20 as the Celtics beat the Rockets 94-74, stopping Houston’s remarkable run.

Drafted into the Army in 1945, Young led Fleet City to a 48-25 victory over the El Toro Marines in what was billed as the ...

A peace settlement to end a major war can be an opportunity to reorder the world. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in ...

But the sci-fi films that follow are the lesser-known ones, though they are all just as worth your time as the three aforementioned box office smashes. Instead, these are the films that probably ...

Edwin Webb, it was announced today by Col. Frank K. Hyatt, college president. It is the largest single gift in the history of ...

By Courtney Mussen The fruit of a collaboration between Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads and the Concerned Citizens ...

As it is, a small iced chai in Park Slope costs $9.96, which could be about as much as you have left in your 401 (k). And President Donald Trump’s tariffs — billed as a bump in the road to economic ...