Today in History for Dec. 1: In 1680, a comet appeared close to Earth and was clearly visible until the end of February. In 1841, the first copyright in Canada was issued for "A Canadian Spelling Book ...

Nixon has always been a conflicted character in American consciousness. His congressional career defined him as a strident ...

The 1960’s was a very tumultuous and consequential decade. One of the prolonged problems that came home to roost in that era was the Civil Rights issue.

Her profile echoes that of Ruben Gallego, Arizona’s rising Democratic star in the Senate: Hispanic, working-class roots, ...

On Nov. 27, 1924, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York. The first three years, it was known as the ...

Front and center: a witchy-glam Alexander McQueen velvet gown dripping in bugle beads from his fall 2007 “In Memory of ...

Next month, Sotheby’s Auction House will be auctioning Jackie Kennedy’s iconic double-breasted purple coat. It was famously ...

Next month, Sotheby’s will auction off Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ violet wool coat, worn on the night of John F. Kennedy’s ...

A United Nations human rights official is urging the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting ...

Last month, President Trump suggested his dream ticket for 2028: Vice president JD Vance running with Secretary of State ...

When millions of European immigrants came to the United States in the 19th century only to be scorned by mainstream society, it was the Catholic Church that embraced them, taught that keeping the ...