Aitzaz Hasan, 14, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school Monday and sacrificed his life to protect his fellow students from a suicide bombing.

First Barbary War (1801–05), conflict between the United States and Tripoli (now in Libya), incited by American refusal to continue payment of tribute to the piratical rulers of the North African Barbary States of Algiers, Tunis, Morocco, and Tripoli.

ALBANY, N.Y. _ The laws of physics are harsh and unforgiving when a human being is exposed to a high-speed car crash even while wearing a seat belt and are amplified without that protection.

Billy Powell, leader of the Seminole in Florida (1804-1838)

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Xin Zhui (Chinese: 辛追; [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ]; c. 217 BC–168 or 169 BC), also known as Lady Dai or the Marquise of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman. She was the wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai, and Chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dynasty…

"Rock Me Tonite" is a hit song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from his platinum-plus album Signs of Life. The song is Squier's highest charting U.S. single (as well as his last single…

Citizen scientists report the much-maligned ibis has an ingenious method of making sure poisonous cane toads don't cause them a problem.

Thirty years ago today, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol. Why did he do it, and what happened next? Therein lies a tale ...

Deadline USA: 17-year-old faces multiple charges after orchestrating attack on coffee store

American aircraft hijacker

former swimming pool in San Francisco, California

expression of loyalty to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America

Manhattan's eruv may be the most expensive in the world. It is a thin fishing line above the skyline that encircles the island, allowing observant Jews to leave their homes on the Sabbath.

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Japan's Okinoshima island, an ancient religious site that bans women, becomes a World Heritage site.

With less than 1 percent of the 16.1 million Americans who served during World War II still with us today, The National WWII Museum’s mission to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world is more crucial than ever.

It was his signature look, but it was nearly absent during the show's first season.

state's participation as a Union slave state; a border state