younger sister to John F. Kennedy

Italian mob boss

Winston Churchill in a speech in the House of Commons in October 1943 famously described the unique and ancient friendship between England and Portugal as an alliance “without parallel in world history”.[1] It is 630 years since a treaty of …

military unit

The humidity percentage is a concept you need to know about. Particularly when you are exploring commercial humidification, the right percentage needs to be maintained. Regardless of what industry you ...more >

Arthur John Priest (born August 31, 1887, in Southampton, died 11 February 1937 in Southampton) was an English fireman and stoker who was most notable for surviving the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and while also working as a stoker, survived the sinking of…

While I have been out of action, a technology-world friend named Michael Jones has generously added to the world's store of knowledge on the Frog Question. He has the floor:

Stubborn and deliberate, General George Henry Thomas was one of the Union's most brilliant strategists. So why was he cheated by history?

Tough-guy rapper Eminem was bullied so badly as a child his mother sued the Detroit school system for failing to protect him.

Teenager says multiple applications of dye to her naturally brown hair have caused rashes on her scalp

Italy bails out Parmesan producers. But what about buffalo mozzarella?

The two halves of the brain

English Protestant theologian and founder of the colony of Providence Plantation

As special advisor for Guinea worm eradication at the Atlanta-based Carter Center, Hopkins insists the end is close and says he won’t retire until Guinea worm is completely wiped from the planet. “There’s no way I can stop,” he says. “I've got the tiger by…

The Innocence Project exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.

The Dinkleberg family is a family that lives in Dimmsdale next door to the Turner family. The only known members are Sheldon Dinkleberg and his wife, Mrs. Dinkleberg. The Dinklebergs moved in next...

Looking back on the short career of jockey Frank Hayes, Pauline Murphy wonders just what it is exactly that makes a great sporting debut.

1960 film by Alfred Hitchcock

Meditation and its effect on brain activity and the central nervous system became a focus of collaborative research in neuroscience, psychology and neurobiology during the latter half of the 20th century. Research on meditation sought to define and characterize…

May 6, 1856: Sigmund Freud is born