List of All Articles with Tag 'history'

Discover how Sandra Day O’Connor overcame the odds to become the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Charlemagne built one of the greatest empires in world history, but less than a century after his death, it was gone.

Rosa Parks changed the world on December 1, 1955, when she stood up for civil rights by sitting down. But who was the bus driver on the other side of history?

The NHL plays six players to a side if you include the goalie, but things get complicated with overtime and penalties. Also, we take a look at when hockey was played with as many as 30 players at a time.

Over the course of his illustrious career, George Michael gave the world many gifts. One that keeps on giving is “Last Christmas,” the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!, Michael's pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley.

Now’s a good time—so good, so good, so good—to dig into the rich history of Neil Diamond's iconic tune.

The Vindolanda tablets tell us a lot about life in early Roman Britain.

While there may be no definite consensus on how red and green became the official colors of Christmas, there are a few interesting explanations.

There are only so many ways to say “it’s cold outside,” which is why it’s time to supplement your vocabulary with these vintage words and phrases related to winter.

One scam was convincing enough to fool George Washington.

in the 1980s, Springfield was home to a subterranean labyrinth made up of cheese wheels.

The tradition of giving misbehaving children lumps of coal predates the Santa Claus we know and love today.