The solstice - which falls on 21 December - is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.

Kirkcaldy, a small town on Scotland’s east coast, is a nice place. But aside from a small alleyway, Adam Smith Close, the ...

There are plenty of modern and timeless songs we sing on New Year’s. But one of the most classic tunes of all is “Auld Lang ...

Moreover, even equating “mayors” is, to some extent, Big Apples and oranges. The mayor initially led a New York City that ...

Drag' attire has been not only an acceptable part of much of history, but in many instances a required part of dress codes ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread ...

From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence.

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...