Thomas Edison conducted tens of thousands of experiments in his lab in West Orange, New Jersey. See what a day's work looked ...

Koller noticed cocaine made his tongue numb and realized it could revolutionize eye surgery. He tested it on a frog’s eye (success), then on himself (also success), and published the first work on ...

Were the graceful “Kentucky” rifles (made mostly in Pennsylvania) as accurate as legend has it, and was the Kentucky truly ...

Generations of children have learned how pioneers traveled the Oregon Trail, not in textbooks but on a video game with ...

Donald Trump never met a spotlight he didn’t want to stand in twice. He can be honoring a war hero, an Olympic champion, or a ...

Georgian wine is made in buried clay vessels using a technique unchanged for 8,000 years. Here's what to know before you ...

In the Swiss Alps, the cuddly rodents once formed a regular part of the diet — as Annie Gray learns on a new culinary history ...

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu reflected on the importance of communicating the truth in a digital age of trends.

The Freedom Truck mobile museum program, rolling nationwide through December, amounts to six semi-trucks of Semiquincentennial pride.

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Discover 25 facts that history forgot to mention, from Napoleon's true role to a president's parrot. Uncover bizarre, ...

Mark Twain’s long-ago words capture how Americans are stepping out this week to wish their nation a happy milestone birthday.