"Even if I die here, I will leave with my honor intact. I won’t leave in any other way. Everyone should know that the will of ...

My December columns have typically suggested books for Christmas gifts. This Christmas, just before our 250th anniversary ...

While daydreaming on a bus, and then while dozing by the fireside, Auguste Kekulé realized that carbon atoms can combine into ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1790, a move was approved to consider making Shepherdstown the nation’s first ...

If I were still teaching in the Yakima School District, I would promote Ken Burns’ latest documentary, "The American Revolution," to be part of the curriculum ...

History doesn’t always move slowly — sometimes the world changes in a single week. In these seven days, revolutions began, ...

Five decades ago, "Knox Trail Trekkers" commemorated the 200th anniversary of Henry Knox’s logistical feat during the ...

Sinclair Harding, one of the greatest contemporary clockmakers in Britain, if not the world, has recreated a perfect ...

That’s exactly when you need to point your car toward Caledonia State Park in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania—nature’s own stress-relief sanctuary. Nestled between Chambersburg and Gettysburg along Route ...

In our screen-dominated world, Coventry offers the ultimate luxury: unspoiled natural spaces where you can actually hear yourself think. The town’s geography is a playground for outdoor enthusiasts or ...

Few documentary films have the natural authority of a Ken Burns production. The narrator of his works, Peter Coyote, is as ...

History buff or not, Gonzales offers a surprising amount to explore.