The first NYE countdown can arguably be traced to the final seconds of 1957, when prominent radio correspondent Ben Grauer ...

The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. They were also the first to hold recorded celebrations in honor of the new ...

At midnight on December 31 every year, we say goodbye to the past year and hello to a fresh slate. Some of you may be setting ...

Songs are sung, and gifts are exchanged to commemorate the miracle in the Temple more than 2,000 years ago. Amy Briggs is executive editor of National Geographic History magazine.

Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year. How often does that occur? Explaining the rare Chrismukkah convergence and other ...

These findings also help clarify the timeline and routes of ancient human migrations from ... Credit: The Kennis brothers, courtesy of The Natural History Museum, London, edited The longer duration of ...

Amid growing inequality, rising prices and escalating threats from North Korea, his controversial leadership had left him with some of the lowest approval ratings in South Korea's history.

Microsoft released Xbox 360, a second-generation console, five years after its first console. The console made significant leaps in graphics and online capabilities compared to its predecessor. Xbox ...

Google Maps Timeline now stores data on-device instead of in the cloud, risking data loss if you lose your phone or switch devices. However, you can turn on cloud backup for the Timeline feature.

(Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in ...

A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241212145726.htm ...

Discover the complex history of the automobile, from early self-propelled vehicles to Karl Benz's invention of the first modern car, and explore the key innovators who shaped the cars we drive today.