Saint Helena is a tiny volcanic island more than 1,000 miles off the coast of Africa. Between 1840 and 1863, the British Royal Navy brought nearly 27,000 Africans from captured illegal slave ships to ...

Discover the surprising history and traditions behind the legend of Santa Claus.

These cities compete in a good-natured rivalry about the giant lumberjack’s true hometown along with Oscoda, Mich., and Aberdeen, S.D. The greatest double-dealing occurred when I learned Brainerd sold ...

Trading cards are sprinkled into the museum's "Shoebox Treasures" exhibit, which honors the contributions of cardboard as ...

If someone told you there’s a place in North Carolina where Christmas never ends and Santa works year-round, you’d probably ...

The paper of record bared all in a piece about America’s 250th birthday.

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But when Jordan Walker won (no, stole) the Home Run Derby on Monday, it wasn't simply a moment that was, in a vacuum, one to fondly look back upon. It was a launching. Walker's status and celebrity ...

Greek-American Tom Carvel appearing in a commercial selling ice cream. Credit: Facebook/US Embassy, Athens Tom Carvel, born Athanassios Karvelas on July 14th 1906 in Athens, was brought to the United ...

Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, is ready to host the 154th edition of The Open Championship. The course is so ...

Pope Leo marked the 250th anniversary of his native country with a visit to Lampedusa, an important site for his ...

A man who exposed himself to a 5-year-old girl at a Mulberry Walmart was arrested on Thursday, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...