Dolly Rebecca Parton was born January 19, 1946 and grew up in a small cabin in rural Tennessee. You can visit a replica of it ...

With over 195 countries on our planet, the world is a pretty strange place if you think about it. Every country is vastly ...

Today on Variant, we break down another iconic character, The Flash! We go through the history and some fun facts for this ...

Historians recognize that history is inherently revisionist. This emphasizes how new evidence and perspectives can help us ...

There’s a lot more to Mexico than tequila and beach resorts. Behind the clichés lies a country shaped by centuries of ancient ...

The Greenland shark is one of the world’s largest sharks, but it grows slowly, at only a few centimetres over several years, hinting at a long lifespan. But until 2016 biologists could only guess at ...

There's no school for teachers today. Teachers had signed up for various training sessions today to get ready for students, who are scheduled to trudge back to school Wednesday. But the light snowfall ...

On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. On an icy Soldier Field, the Chicago ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Santa Claus has an official mailing address. Yes, Santa actually has an official address: "Santa Claus, ...

Starting Sunday, there will be a new way to travel between downtown and Memphis International Airport. That's when the Memphis Area Transit Authority will begin offering an airport shuttle service.

On the University of Alabama campus, you’ll see one year referenced over and over: 1831. The school opened for business and began classes April 18, 1831. But it was actually founded a decade earlier ...