The rich history behind St. Patrick's Day, a time of laughter and libations, shan't be forgotten in the surge of shamrocks ...

Shamrocks, green clothing and a trip to a pub for a pint of Guinness. The bold may even put on a "Kiss me, I'm Irish" shirt ...

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Renaissance writers and thinkers modified the idea of the monk’s cell to create refuges in which books were the only company.

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

“You are,” Smith says as I stare at the newly exposed bright filigree of the Viking sword found in a river I have spent a ...

The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...

How the meat became associated with the Irish Saint Patrick wasn ... commemorating Saint Patrick since the ninth or 10th century, according to the History Channel. St. Patrick was never canonized ...

The Gaels gave Scotland its name from 'Scoti', a racially derogatory term used by the Romans to describe the Gaelic-speaking ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden has been named the Broyles Award winner as the nation's top assistant coach.

Sailing up the Clyde towards Glasgow there is a vast and imposing sentinel guarding the river at Dumbarton. As a fortress Dumbarton Rock has a long and proud history, and, in fact, has a longer ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2010. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.