As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Washington, D.C., hosted a joint birthday parade for President Donald Trump, 79, and the U.S. Army, age 250, on June 14.

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I do a lot of public speaking for business leaders about how using the science of happiness can improve their organization ...

Leo is the Latin word for "lion," as well as being a summer zodiac sign for babies born from late July to late August.

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed what may be an ancient villa they believe belonged to the first Roman ...

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With crowds flocking to Disneyland Paris, Matt Dennis and his nephew discover the comic book-themed park that leaves them ...

Europe has many sizeable countries with expansive topographical features to match. Here are the biggest organized from least ...

Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays; perhaps because the hero is so pugnacious and classist, impressive ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her two-decade rule of Egypt. The Institut du monde arabe (Arab World Institute) in ...