A film like Argo could have been made of the suspenseful rescue by John Riordon in the days before the Fall of Saigon in Vietnam. A young American bank manager for Citibank in Saigon, he refused to evacuate in the days before the Communist takeover to ensure that his staff and their families (105 people) got out before the invasion.
A Washington, DC philanthropist has contributed $18.5 million toward the largest renovation of the Lincoln Memorial since it opened in 1922.
George McGovern, the former U.S. senator from South Dakota, is nearing the end of his dignified life at age 90. As his family and friends say their final goodbyes, we remember and rejoice a life extraordinaire; a bona fide war hero imbued with compassion, humility, integrity, and faith in America.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland fell down the rabbit hole and into the published world 150 years ago this month.
You can download hundreds of high-resolution posters from the New York City Public Library for free.
Imagine being in the middle of fighting a war in freezing cold weather when you run out of ammunition and get candy instead.
It's important to recognize our heroes and allies that have aided us throughout history – no matter the race or religion.
Men and women will finally be allowed to pray alongside one another at Jerusalem's Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site.
George Martin, considered "The Fifth Beatle," one of the greatest record producers of all time, died peacefully Tuesday. Ringo made a super video tribute.
Preservationists guarding Timbuktu's centuries-old artifacts said that in a large-scale rescue operation early last year, shortly before Islamist militants seized control of the city, thousands of manuscripts were hauled out of the Ahmed Baba Institute to a safe house elsewhere.
The massive Space Shuttle Endeavour rolled carefully through the streets of Los Angeles today, creeping slowly towards its final resting place at the California Science Center. People lined the streets pointing their cameras as the five-story-tall spacecraft with its 78-foot wingspan wound along its journey.
If all goes as planned, this high-tech, solar-and-wind-powered ship will follow the same route its pioneering namesake took, ‘from Plymouth to Plymouth.'
46 years after men first walked on the moon, we are reminded that while rocket fuel powered the Apollo 11 spacecraft, governments still run on paperwork.
A family found more than $1 million dollars worth of rare gold coins and artifacts hiding in a mere 15 feet of water, off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida.
At the root and heart of so much great American music were the blues and jazz players that came out of the Mississippi Delta a century ago. A young American rocker -- Jack White -- has now stepped in to rescue a priceless blues archive of American talent from obscurity.
With international help, local masons have rebuilt eight ancient mausoleums destroyed in Timbuktu after extremists destroyed them three years ago.
151 years ago marks the only time a U.S. president ever came under enemy fire. It was in Washington, DC, 100 days before Abraham Lincoln would be reelected.
A newly discovered fossil shows "Jesus lizards" walked on water when the badlands of the American west were a tropical rain forest 40 million years ago.
It's National Doughnut Day, but do you know where and why you can get free doughnuts today?
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