America turns 250 years old, hosts the FIFA World Cup and celebrates the 100th birthday of the iconic Route 66 -- all great ...

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The superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is moving on to a National Park Service senior leadership role this fall, helping to oversee sites in 13 states. Wendy Ross will begin in ...

Imagine a world where hippos landed on dinner plates. That's not so far fetched when you look at this 100 year old proposal.

Mets fans had to be thinking of that classic Yogi Berra line, “It’s deja vu all over again,” when pitcher Kodai Senga suffered a hamstring injury last Thursday trying to ...

1999: Horror writer Stephen King is hit by a van in Lovell, Maine. He suffers numerous injuries including a collapsed right lung, multiple fractures of his right leg, scalp lacerations and a broken ...

Catherine Parker. With over 800 acres, it’s impossible to explore all of Central Park in one visit. Central Park is ...

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Looking for popular US landmarks to experience with your dog? We've rounded up the must-see places your pooch will love.

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Historian Rutger Bregman argues in a new book that people should aspire to “moral ambition” — a mix of idealism and ruthless pragmatism — to make the world a better place.

On June 14, 1775, delegates voted to create a Continental Army, naming George Washington of Virginia as Commander-in-Chief.