Halloween is rooted in celebrations that are more than 2,000 years old. Here's how the holiday evolved into costumes, candy ...

In her new book, Jerusalem Through the Ages, Israeli archaeologist Jodi Magness, a graduate of the Hebrew University of ...

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She was baptized Martha Tunstall on July 2, 1652, daughter of Henry Tunstall of Putney, Surrey, England. She moved with her ...

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Sally Rooney, author of Normal People and now Intermezzo , keeps being called “the voice of a generation” . And she's just ...

Here are the top 10 deadliest recorded hurricanes in U.S. history, according to the National ... according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia, and 2,000 people were killed by the storm and 30,000 ...

It wasn't until almost the turn of the 20th century that the public's health concerns outweighed their love of fashion.

The aptly titled Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory launches next year.

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at Oct. 16, 1859: John Brown and his raiders captured the arsenal at ...

Did you know that back in the '40s and '50s, Americans often handed out traditional, homemade Halloween treats instead of ...