1984. It's a year synonymous with George Orwell's novel about a dystopian society ruled by omnipresent government surveillance. The real 1984 was a far cry from that. While today, we do have scary ...

George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” set in an imagined future where totalitarian rulers deprive their citizens of all agency in order to maintain support for senseless wars, has topped electronic ...

This story was written by CNET's Caroline McCarthy. The fact that the Los Angeles Raiders humiliated the Washington Redskins in a 38-to-9 victory is a mere afterthought. Super Bowl XVII's lasting ...

Edmond O'Brien and Jan Sterling during the filming of a 1956 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 Harry Todd / Fox Photos / Getty Images In recent years, some conservative American groups have adopted ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 01: A protester holds a German translation of George Orwell's book '1984' as he demonstrates for journalists' rights on August 1, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. After two German ...

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History | Updated: August 11, 2020 | Originally Published: August 10, 2020 Charismatic congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro forged a path for women in American politics Lila Thulin - Former Associate ...

PROVO, UTAH, IS a city of about 115,000, nestled into the rocks on the back side of the Rocky Mountains. It is the fourth-largest city in Utah, and it's made up primarily of members of the Church of ...

Remember high school English class reading assignments? Sometimes those dense classics were even enough to make the booklovers in the classroom groan. But every now and then, an assigned reading would ...

“House of Pain” was a song Van Halen played during their club days in the mid-‘70s, and the band performed part of “Girl Gone Bad” in the middle of “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” during their 1982 tour.

The 1984 Topps set is best known today for its rookie cards of Don Mattingly and Darryl Strawberry, both of which were red hot in the 1980s but have cooled down considerably since. While both were ...

It had been nearly three years since the release of a proper Van Halen record when 1984 kicked off the new year with a bang on Jan. 9, 1984. The patchwork 1982 LP Diver Down didn’t really count, since ...