Ready to be entertained, intrigued, and maybe even a little bewildered? Step into the weird and wonderful world of old newspapers! We searched Newspapers.com™ to
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In 1681, William Penn received a charter from King Charles II of England to develop the colony of Philadelphia in North America. The proposed society
Siblings. Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. But at the end of the day, many of us are lucky to have unique relationships
Every year, on the last Sunday in March in the UK, the clocks go forward an hour at 1 a.m. Known as British Summer Time,
Some heroes wear collars not capes! We dug into the archives on Newspapers.com™ to uncover news stories of ordinary dogs who did extraordinary things. From
Did you know that The Guinness Book of Records resulted from a friendly disagreement about the fastest bird in the world? In the 1950s, Sir
No, you’re not imagining it. This year, there really are 29 days in February. Every four years, a phenomenon occurs in our calendar in the
Chocolate chip cookies were a hit from the moment Ruth Wakefield first served them at the Toll House restaurant in Massachusetts in the 1930s. She
We’ve all encountered superstitions, myths and apocryphal tales, though I’m yet to be able to see in the dark despite a lifetime of eating carrots,
Want to give your Christmas tree a vintage, homemade flair? Try your hand at these 4 easy ornaments found in a 1943 newspaper! Or give