Last year, I was treated to The Physics Book by Cl...  ...tific breakthrough, so The Medical Book is also a history book. Flipping through the topics gives you a sen...  ...Doctors to Robot Surgeons, 250 Milestones in the History of Medicine is available now at Amazon, Barnes &a...

These days, plenty of people take their dogs with them when they drive across the country, but there was a time when taking a car across the U.S. was a big deal for humans -let alone a dog. That's why Bud became such big...

Did you know today is National Play-Doh Day? While...  ...erful product by taking a look at its fascinating history .Image Via Dennis Brekke [Flickr]Thank Kroger&rsqu...  ...keep them separate as a kid?Sources: Hasbro, Ohio History

You know what's expensive? Insurance. It's pricey...  ...: they were famous and about to become figures in history . People really wanted their autographs. Discovery...

Archaelogists announced today that they believe th...  ...ng Richard III since 1485. The church was lost to history

If people living in the year 1899 could have seen what life would be like in the year 2000 they probably would have been disappointed, although 3D TVs and tablet computers would have seemed pretty far out.Check out these...

Did you know Pac Man was originally called Puck Man because "puck" sounds sort of like the Japanese equivalent of "nom?" So how did it end up as "Pac?"The name of the game, Pakkuman, was inspired by the Japanese onomatop...

The Mississippi River has been providing water, transportation, and blues songs to us for hundreds of years. The river was essential in building trade, agriculture, and settlements in the United States. And it continues...

If you shop at thrift stores, then you already know that there are many great deals available to help you deck out your home, or some affordable outfits, but for some people, minor thrift store purchases have left them w...

I miss seeing the old timey typewriters around town-the smell of the oil, the clack clack clack of the arms stamping letters onto parchment fed through sheet by sheet.The elegance of typewriter design is the basis for th...