The origin of the name “Boxing Day” varies, but it was first used in print in 1833, four years before Charles Dickes referred to it in “The Pickwick Papers,” according to History. Some believe it ...

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on Dec. 26 in many English-speaking countries, but not the United States. Originating in the United Kingdom, the day was traditionally for giving gifts to service ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

The Marine Corps League, Heartland Detachment based in Brainerd doled out hundreds of bags of gifts on Thursday, Dec. 18, during the annual Toys for Kids drive at the Brainerd Armory. Jerry Wolters, ...

The Trump administration is reshaping when Americans can enter national parks for free – adding President Donald Trump’s birthday as a fee-free day while eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ...

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday night, falling in the Big Ten championship game to the Indiana Hoosiers by a final score of 13-10. In a hotly ...

Nick Saban said Friday that Lane Kiffin really couldn’t win. Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU on Sunday, and Saban was one of the people who advised him on the decision. “I don’t think you can go from one ...

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” By Apoorva Mandavilli ...

Nov. 17 is National Take a Hike Day - a perfect excuse to get outside and stretch your legs, breathe fresh air, and reconnect with the landscapes that sustain us right here in Chautauqua County. Every ...

Lewis Capaldi’s new four-song EP is out today, and with it the arrival of a new single, “The Day That I Die.” The track is vintage Capaldi, a deeply affecting, piano-led ballad that finds the Scottish ...

A small act of kindness can have a significant impact on someone's day, and that's what World Kindness Day is all about. Holding the door open, offering a compliment, paying for someone's coffee, or ...

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent as the armistice ending major hostilities of World War I went into effect between the ...