List of All Articles with Tag 'history'

There are more than 500 pubs in the United Kingdom called The Red Lion. It all traces back to King James VI and I.

The members of the 6888th battalion are beginning to get recognition almost 80 years on.

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

The war over "Taco Tuesday" may be heating up now, but its origins date back several decades.

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.