Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn't stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge ...

In 1878, Thomas Edison patented the first gramophone. Edison, who also invented the incandescent light bulb and motion ...

Jose Abad Santos, who refused to serve the Japanese occupation government, was sentenced to execution by a firing squad.

On February 18, 1885, 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' published in the U.S. "Each time I voted for you, it was because I ...

You can buy this super-reliable rice cooker for just $139 right now, which is cheaper than it was on Black Friday.

It includes a 1/2-inch drill driver and an impact for putting in screws. Plus, you get a fairly powerful reciprocating saw ...

Italianate Victorian in SF's Mission District, designed by Edward Mayberry, blends historic grandeur with modern luxury. It's ...

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This coming Monday we celebrate Presidents’ Day, which honors the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, both born in February. On Presidents’ Day we reflect on the lives ...

Snowflakes provide many of us with our earliest impressions of what it means to be unique. Even within a group—the flakes so ...

The iconic landscape of Yellowstone National Park has witnessed an increase in forest cover, thanks to this wild animal.

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...