Long before modern regulations and digital technology, inventors pushed radical ideas into the real world. This video ...

On February 10, 1863, Alanson Crane patented the first US fire extinguisher, a system of water-filled pipes within walls and ...

This is part of our annual series of places where Black History happened It must be nice to live in a world where it’s easy ...

The inventor, who lived in Woonsocket as a boy and young man, devised the parafoil. It was like a parachute with better ...

Before it became a whimsical celebration of romance, Valentine’s Day carried violence and control. Its history reveals more ...

Famous Firsts — Black History Month: 4 p.m. Feb. 18, Johnson County Public Library Clark Pleasant branch, 350 Clearwater Blvd., Whiteland; learn about African-American inventors and their inventions, ...

The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and ...

National Inventors’ Day, celebrated on February 11, honors the creativity, ingenuity, and perseverance of inventors whose ...

Each day brings an opportunity for a new chance to explore, or an exciting event waiting to happen. Every day in history holds something significant, though those events often span a broad range. From ...

The thievery, the homicide and/or the decimation of all things Black continue as one of the saddest and longest chapters of ...

The 1960s were a turning point for American food culture. Convenience foods exploded, fast food chains expanded nationwide, ...

Today, the People’s Liberation Army is widely viewed as a force on the rise—larger, more technologically advanced, and ...