Raulane, Kinnaur’s 5,000-year-old winter festival, honours celestial fairies with symbolic rituals, masked dancers and a ...

Many Florida counties are named after historical figures, including U.S. presidents and war heroes. Several county names have ...

Carving jack-o'-lanterns started long before the legend of the Headless Horseman. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cindy Ott, author of "Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon." ...

At high schools across the United States, students can take for the first time an Advanced Placement course in African American studies that addresses “the vital contributions and experiences of ...

A fascinating overview of our current knowledge of the Peopling of the Americas based on scientific evidence from a number of disciplines along with illuminating discussions of where and why ...

This is the final instalment in a three part series written by Carl Viagas. The series was published weekly on Mondays. The ...