To appreciate Labor Day, one needs to know the history preceding it.
At the time the United States was founded, most people were self-employed, working as either farmers or in trades, such as:
baker,
butcher,
carpenter,
cabinetmaker,
upholsterer,
tailor,
milliner...
World War Two combat in the Pacific began when military forces of Imperial Japan invaded China, Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines.
The fighting that followed included...
Nathaniel Radimak, a man convicted of multiple road-rage attacks in Southern California, was released from prison after serving less than a year of his five-year sentence.
"It was enough to melt a heart of stone," remarked John Adams after the First Prayer in Congress.
The First Session of the First Continental Congress opened in September of 1774 with a...
The crew of a Greek coast guard vessel opened fire on a speedboat smuggling migrants from Turkey, resulting in the death of one passenger, Greek authorities reported on Friday.
An Idaho Army National Guard officer was removed from his position after voicing his Christian beliefs. Liberty Counsel has since filed a complaint against the Idaho Army National Guard, demanding that the officer's position be restored.
