The brief reprieve on the way includes daytime highs in the 70s and lowered dew points. Benjamin Franklin famously quipped: “Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.” Franklin was ahead of his time ...

The nation's first regularly scheduled air mail service were between Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York, using Army ...

From 18th-century needlework to DNA tests, tracing family roots has always meant more than just curiosity for Americans.