July 28, 1914, Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, responding to Serbia's answer to Austro-Hunga...

I just listened to the tapes released by Ukraine of separatist militiamen talking to Russian military officers about the shooting down o...

Friday the thirteenth comes on Sunday this month. I am indebted to the late Walt Kelly for this insight into the calendar.

Nearly a week ago, I checked the NC Court of Appeals web site and read the bad news. The Court of Appeals upheld the decision of Pamlico Cou...

The Navy aviators had decimated Japanese Naval Air in the "Marianas Turkey Shoot" and sunk three of Japan's remaining carriers...

It was a glorious day in the Town of Oriental yesterday - the morning after Hurricane Arthur swept through. A bit of debris on the ground, m...

Kinder, Küche, Kirche:* Goal of SCOTUS? * English translation: "Barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen." ...