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Learn about these Founding Fathers from historians Carol Berkin, Joanne Freeman, and Doug Ambrose.

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The nostalgia-thirsty Internet has successfully convinced Coca-Cola to reboot Surge, a bright green, citrus-flavored energy drink of yore.

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The possible explanations could help us better understand the condition.

The Revolutionary War ended in 1783 and photography was invented in the 1820s and 1830s, so most of the veterans of the war didn’t live long enough to have their portraits made. A handful of them did. In 1864, 81 years after the war, Reverend E. B. Hillard…

John Leguizamo has found a new passion. The actor tells Access Daily's Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover about his directorial debut for "Critical Thinking," now available on VOD and streaming, and says directing is something he wants to do for the rest of his life.…

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To protect themselves from predators, goats have wide, rectangular-shaped pupils that help them see danger approaching from their peripheral vision.

The term "Third World" arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the "First World", while…

Carl McCunn (1946 – December 18, 1981) was an American wildlife photographer who became stranded in the Alaskan wilderness and eventually committed suicide when he ran out of supplies.

The Nobel Foundation (Swedish: Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes. The Foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.

Researchers discover the earliest known ancestor of humans - and many other species.

Robbie details the hilarious reason why.

A day-fine, day fine, unit fine or structured fine is a unit of fine payment that, above a minimum fine, is based on the offender's daily personal income. A crime is punished with incarceration for a determined number of days, or with fines. As incarceration…

Last week, sadly, Eddie Van Halen passed away after a long battle with cancer.  Eddie along with his brother founded the band that bears their last name, Van Halen in 1972.  Over the years, the band produced hits that include “Jump,” “Panama,” “Why Can’t…

Music video by Eddie Murphy performing Party All the Time. (C) 1985 Sony BMG Music Entertainment