COMMENTARY: Though known as America’s great humorist, Twain called his novel on Joan of Arc the ‘best of all my books.’ ...

Annoyingly, The Gilded Age season 4 isn't going to be on our screens for an age (pun intended) yet. In fact, we don't actually have a release window at all, which isn't too surprising given that ...

Since the 1920s, American historians have referred to the last third or so of the nineteenth century – the period sandwiched ...

Pull up a chair as we dive into the rich and supremely delicious history of one America's most storied dining institutions, ...

Emmy-winning actor Richard Thomas has moved on from playing one legend -- Atticus Finch in the national tour of "To Kill a Mockingbird" -- to another: 19th-century author and humorist Mark Twain. He's ...

Sailing put Rhode Island’s Newport on the world map. Founded in 1639 by religious dissenters, it quickly became a major port ...

But then came the landmark eight-point decision. Introduced by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist ...

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From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. The holiday with activist ...