Horses fast. ‘Talking wires’ faster…on this day
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." That’s the unofficial...
Who are Americans? It’s complicated, especially in terms of race
“Where are you from?” The question, seemingly simple, is anything but clear in the United States. It could be asking where you were born, where...
Far from home, but still connected: American diaspora communities
Global Diaspora Week honors the 232 million people who live outside their country of birth. More live in the United States than in any other...
Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., they put LGBT rights on...
They gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on October 14, 1979 — gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and their straight allies, 75,000 strong — to demand...
President Washington finally gets a monument…on this day
It may have taken 100 years, but the first U.S. president, George Washington, finally got a monument in his honor on October 9, 1888....
Books over burgers: The importance of libraries
Although Americans have a reputation for snacking on fast food rather than savoring world literature, the U.S. has more libraries than McDonald's restaurants. From the...
Immigrant bodybuilder turned actor becomes California governor…on this day
Of the many immigrants who reinvented themselves in the United States, few can boast of a more complete transformation than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Born in...
Marshall breaks racial barrier as first U.S. Supreme Court black justice…on...
A major civil rights activist and noted jurist, Justice Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and...
Photo of the day: Utah’s otherworldly arches
Arches National Park in southern Utah's canyon country is home to 2,000 natural arches — the largest such concentration in the world. Millions of years...