11th president of the United States James K. Polk 11th President of the United States In officeMarch 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 Vice President George M. Dallas Preceded by John Tyler Succeeded by Zachary Taylor…

The state's largest firefighting helicopters are unavailable; they were deployed to Afghanistan. A large number of fires breaking out across the state is a "once in a generation event," that will last for at least…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Dame Diana was given a special award last year at the Canneseries TV festival Actress Dame Diana Rigg, famous for roles including Emma Peel in TV series The Avengers and…

President Donald Trump admitted to downplaying the severity of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in conversations with famed Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, a series of tapes released on Wednesday by CNN show.…

As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has devoted her life to the service of her country. But nearly a decade before she became queen, she entered another kind of service when she became the…

Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, wildlife expert, environmentalist, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from…

When Jacob Gray opened the box of chicks he ordered, he saw that about 300 of them had been mashed to a pulp. The 100 or so birds that survived tread on their dead fellows…

Afghan Girl 1984 photographic portrait by journalist Steve McCurry Year 1984 Medium Kodachrome 64 color slide film, with a Nikon FM2 camera and Nikkor 105mm Ai-S F2.5 lens. Subject Sharbat Gula Owner Steve McCurry The…