Kerry J. Byrne

LIFESTYLE 2 days ago

On this day in history, December 2, 1823, President Monroe touts doctrine defending Western Hemisphere

President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of American interests in the Western Hemisphere, on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823.

LIFESTYLE 2 days ago

Meet the American who launched Cabbage Patch Kids, Xavier Roberts, dolls ignited Christmas shopping craze

Xavier Roberts, an artist from rural Georgia, created Cabbage Patch Kids in the 1970s, which then caused a consumer frenzy during the Christmas shopping season in 1983.

LIFESTYLE 3 days ago

On this day in history, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a White passenger

Rosa Parks, 42, ignited the Civil Rights Movement and the end of segregation in Alabama when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus on this day in history, Dec. 1, 1955.

LIFESTYLE 4 days ago

On this day in history, November 30, 1874, indomitable British statesman, WWII hero Winston Churchill is born

Winston Churchill was born to a prominent British father and wealthy American mother in Oxfordshire, England, on this day in history, Nov. 30, 1874. He was voted the Greatest Briton in a BBC poll.

LIFESTYLE 4 days ago

Taylor Swift course at Harvard will use music to explore race, class and 'White Americanness'

A new class at Harvard University will use pop star Taylor Swift's music as a platform to explore "White Americanness" and "queer subtexts" in American culture, according to The Harvard Crimson.

LIFESTYLE 5 days ago

On this day in history, November 29, 1832, 'Little Women' author Louisa May Alcott is born in Philadelphia

Louisa May Alcott, best known as the author of "Little Women," was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 29, 1832. She served as a Civil War nurse before achieving literary fame.

LIFESTYLE 6 days ago

On this day in history, November 28, 1925, Grand Ole Opry debuts on WSM radio in Nashville

The Grand Ole Opry, originally known as the Barn Dance, made its first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, at WSM radio in Nashville. It was dubbed the Grand Ole Opry two years later.

LIFESTYLE November 26

Israeli father's public torment ends after hostage daughter, 9, is freed by Hamas: 'Lost a lot of weight'

Emily Hand, 9, was reunited with her father, Thomas, after she spent 50 days held hostage by Hamas terrorists while the father publicly suffered anguish and indignities.

LIFESTYLE November 23

President Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation proved the power of gratitude when life gives us hardship

President Abraham Lincoln issued his powerful Thanksgiving proclamation at the height of the Civil War, proving powr of gratitude when life as it at darkest.

LIFESTYLE November 23

Meet the American who made cranberries a Turkey Day tradition, Marcus Urann, farmer with can-do spirit

Marcus L. Urann turned the hyper-local cranberry into a staple of the Thanksgiving dinner table when he pioneered a way to can the sauce and sell it around the nation.