History

On Nov. 11, the United States of America celebrates Veterans Day, set aside to honor all of the country's veterans. But the holiday is not exclusively an American one, countries all over the world also honor their veterans today, and for a very specific reason.

There are numerous choices for watching Friday's September 11 memorial ceremonies online. Here are a few of them.

We are all so accustomed to being able to take our music with us wherever we go that the thought of being without it, may come as a shock to the 'youngsters' out there. 'Tis true, we weren't always as mobile with our sounds as we are now, but that didn't mean the idea wasn't there...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in which we're reminded about the late speaker's quest for civil rights equality.

In 2014, the European Space Agency (ESA) did the incredible: it landed a probe on a comet. But this wasn't its first rodeo. Ten years ago, it parked a probe on the hazy, alien moon of Titan.

This past Saturday (August 2) was an event to honor the 80th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s visit to Maine. At Maine Instrument Flight they had a display about Earhart and a special focus on encouraging girls and women to learn to fly. One of the old newspaper photos in the display about Earhart’s visit to Augusta caught my attention. The caption on the photo did not identify the girl other than

The year was 1982, and a ten year old girl from Manchester, Maine, wrote a letter to the newly appointed General Secretary of the USSR Yuri Andropov. In the letter, Samantha Smith wrote; " Dear Mr. Andropov,My name is Samantha Smith. I am ten years old...

Have you ever wondered about the coins that seem to be placed on top of military headstones at cemeteries? You might be surprised to find out their meaning.

On Thursday morning, President Obama dedicated the National September 11 Memorial Museum in a ceremony attended by families of the victims, first responders and numerous political leaders.

With Cinco de Mayo around the corner, a few of you may be wondering, what exactly is Cinco de Mayo? Put down that sweet margarita and let us enlighten you.

Ever wonder why isn't Easter a fixed date? Let's take a look at how the date is selected each year, and why.

I love this. There are 8,000 markers that define the border between the sister nations of Canada and the United States, establishing the 'no touching zone'. ( MOM, Canada is touching me again!!)  This video will explain a lot of the 'whys' of all of that.

Funny, I was just talking with a friend about time and that classic feeling about time just 'slipping away'. It becomes even more bizarre when you start to compare certain events. Check these out!

Pete Seeger, folk music legend, died Monday (Jan. 27) at the age of 94.

With the holidays, the weather and life stuff, it feel like just now it is hitting me we have a new year!  So, this is a week late, but check these out about now 2014 could seem some positives in our world and what we are leaving behind!

Today, we solemnly remember the start of the war that culminated with the dropping of the first atomic bombs, World War II. It began with the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor at approximately 0755 local time on that terrible day. Following is Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech to the American people in the aftermath of that attack...