It is one of the darkest chapters of Aberdeen’s history, when around 700 children were kidnapped from the streets and sold into North America as slaves.

Vietnamese-American actress (1973–2001)

On February 28, 1986, Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth suspends 11 players. including some of the sport’s biggest names, for their involvement with illegal drugs. The suspensions are the most severe in the baseball since the infamous “Black…

It is the first time the Republic of Ireland's population has exceeded five million in a census.

book by Edgar Wallace

French supercentenarian, oldest human

"Old Time Rock and Roll" is a song written by George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III, with uncredited lyrics by Bob Seger. It was recorded by Seger for his tenth studio album Stranger in Town. It was also released as a single in 1979. It is a sentimentalized…

American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)

Children who are given aspirin during the course of a viral illness can develop a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome. Courtney Schmidt, PharmD, explains why you shouldn’t give aspirin to your child.

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An Indiana without white-tailed deer? Impossible! Yet it's true. Learn more in this month's Nature Notes from Kankakee Sands.

A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal, a member of the subphylum Tunicata (/ˌtjuːnɪˈkeɪtə/ TEW-nih-KAY-tə). It is part of the Chordata, a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords (including vertebrates). The subphylum…

A USA Today investigation into the Jared Foundation found that the organization, founded by Jared Fogle in 2008, has not issued a single grant.

These nations have the longest standing, codified, legal, national constitutions that are still effective as of March, 2016.

This is a list of media franchises that have grossed $2 billion and more.

American country singer

In 2012, the towns of Boring in Oregon, US, and Dull in Scotland teamed up to form 'a pair for the ages'. Bland was accepted into the alliance in 2013 and the League of Extraordinary Communities was formed.

A study in mice revealed the mechanisms that may link red hair with greater pain tolerance.

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the Pope and head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope to be a member…