The Alphabet Song of our youth has been updated, and parents are having to learn a new rendition of the song to keep up with their children. Do you know your ABCs? You might not anymore.

The Military Alphabet During World War II. During World War II, the United States military used a modified version of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet (JANAP). This was adopted in 1941 and ...

The alphabet we know today takes its modern 26-letter shape in the 16th century. Author Michael Rosen devotes 400-plus pages to topsy-turvy history of our letters in his entertaining ...