singer, composer

American private security guard and detective agency

Andrew Lloyd Webber's illustrious hits include 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'Cats.' As Broadway reopens, he's ready to make his return.

annual protest, held in opposition to Thanksgiving in the Eastern United States

Denis Papin was a French inventor who worked on the steam engine and invented the pressure cooker and the paddle boat.

The verb was named the word most likely to succeed by the American Dialect Society, prompting objections that it’s been succeeding for more than 70 years, writes Ben Yagoda.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources"

A luxurious lasagna recipe that doesn’t require cooking the noodles beforehand. You won't believe how...

How did now-famous crowd participation activities like these become embraced by festival-goers and live music fans? Join us for a journey through the history of these crowd culture moments.

Forty years ago, Arlo Guthrie dumped a pile of trash. The minor crime made him ineligible for the draft. In 1967, he immortalized the saga in "Alice's Restaurant." Debbie Elliott hears the story behind the song.

American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa, pronounced [aˈmɛɾika ˈsaːmʊa]; also Amelika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered…

Do you ever wonder what is Slovak Easter all about? Why whipping and splashing women with water?

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Many people don't know the differences between electric shocks and getting electrocuted. Read on to learn all the differences and how to stay safe.

When a young Navy dentist engraved “Remember Pearl Harbor” on the dentures of Japan’s most notorious war criminal, he had no idea the prank would still be news 50 years later.

Female turkeys can basically clone themselves, and that's not all.

In his new book, historian Tim Cook has unearthed evidence that Canadian doctors were part of a British program that harvested organs from slain First World War soldiers, without consent.

Where'd the phrase "Snake Oil Salesman" come from? It conjures up images of seedy profiteers trying to exploit an unsuspecting public by selling them fake cures.

American singer and actor (1947–2022)

Have you ever looked at a pickup truck and wondered why it has little orange marker lights on the roof?

Fratricide among rival princes was legal and widely practiced until 1603, so confinement to the palace was actually an improvement.