Rumor has it that today marks the anniversary of Rome being founded in 753 BC. According to legend, it was the birth of the twins Romulus and Remus that kicked off a series of events that resulted in a King ousting a brother, whose daughter, impregnated by the war God...

Is it all OK?

On this day in 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans.  ...

On February 14th around the year 278AD, Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed.

The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Ro...

On this day in 1964, four lads from Liverpool arrived in American for the first time.

Three thousand screaming fans were waiting for The Beatles as they arrived for their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and three concerts to follow. An estimated 73 million Americans...

Americans will be celebrating their Thanksgiving holiday this week, a festivity that dates back to the first “Thanksgiving” feast held in 1621 by the American Pilgrims and their native American Indian neighbors. The Pilgrims were the first American colonists to settle...