The dish known as salad is said to date back to the ancient Roman habit of dipping romaine lettuce in salt — “herbe salata” means “salted leaves.” Now, centuries after the concept originated in ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. By JOHN HANNA Associated Press.

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.

Old Navy's flag sweater comes in both crisp white and a grayish navy. Like Ralph Lauren's sweater, it's 100% cotton with a classic crewneck and ribbing at the collar, sleeves and hem.

However, this is false: the footage is more than two years old and shows Eritrean troops returning home after completing a military operation in Ethiopia during the Tigray war, which ended in ...

In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion. Sympathy towards wartime Russia has deep historical roots, back to the Cold War era and earlier.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki (left) and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talk during the inauguration of the Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital in Bahir Dar, northern Ethiopia, on Nov. 10 ...

Archaeologists in Denmark Discover 4,000-Year-Old Circle of Wooden Posts Resembling Stonehenge The monument once featured more than 80 posts, which formed a circle measuring nearly 100 feet across.

KONSO, Ethiopia — Across rugged highlands, terraces crafted from stone and earth stretch over steep hillsides like giant ripples of water. They’re part of a 400-year-old agricultural system in ...

Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, Pompeii, Angkor Wat, the Acropolis: Even if you’ve never visited these famous ancient ruins, you know about them.And if you have visited them, you know they’re usually ...