The Great Depression devastated savings and wiped out early pensions. In 1935, the Social Security Act changed that by offering the first national retirement safety net. Homeownership dipped to about ...

On the 7th of May 1945, the German General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany at the Allied headquarters in Reims, France. It meant the Second World War had come to an end, ...

D aniel Patrick Moynihan, who died in 2003, might be remembered most for his erudition. During his 25 years in the Senate, ...

After more than 80 years, Army veteran Willibald Bianchi was properly identified using advanced forensic science. Next May, ...

Jacob Elordi's underrated Prime Video miniseries The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a must-watch for fans of historical ...

William Schloeder is part of a rare group of people who are over 100 years old and are World War II veterans.

From Rebecca, to The Best Years of Our Lives, to The Lost Weekend, which 1940s Best Picture Oscar winner is the absolute ...

As lawmakers debate whether or not to extend the COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace, local residents who get their health insurance through the ...

In the dark, chilly winter months, it’s not unusual to walk down one of London’s more affluent residential streets and notice the smell of wood smoke. Bittersweet and pungent, the odor typically comes ...

Back in his first term, Trump asked the top Navy admirals to come to the White House to talk about ships. A friend of one of ...

Betty Reid Soskin, who used her fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger to raise awareness about often-overlooked and ...