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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) It’s unusual for ...

Some 1.25 million Pennsylvanians fought in World War II, and more than 33,000 died in the world's deadliest conflict. However, the number of World War II veterans — the "Greatest Generation" as coined ...

On a Saturday afternoon in 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri, an entrepreneur named Morton Meyer put his young son Danny to work as he wrote newsletters to his clients. Danny was 12 years-old and tasked ...