Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Barbara Kaleta was only eight when she became one of almost 1.5 million British children relocated to safety in rural communities to escape the bombing of major cities by Nazi Germany during the ...

Two country music legends have expressed plans to retire from touring by the end of the year. Alan Jackson and John Michael ...

A half-dozen of the country’s top NASCAR drivers met in town on Jan. 2, 1975, to try their hand at making a record instead of ...

He gives us fewer stories than the other gospels, but those he does present are rich with detail. Scenes in John that are not in the synoptics include the discussion with Nicodemus, the ...

This beach has been home to some of the richest people in ... American oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870 which controlled the majority of the country's oil refining and distribution.

If you like country music and a “good looking cowboy,” you are in luck, because the folks at Ranker.com have you covered. That’s right, the site crowdsourced things, letting fans vote on who ...

Country music singers are kind of like pro wrestlers in that they never truly retire all the way. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS? CLICK HERE. Sure, they might cut back, but they always seem to have at ...

Many people might assume that a country’s size contributes to its wealth. But, apparently that's not the case as one of the world's smallest nations also happens to be the richest. And ...

Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body sets its focus on issues that emerge from athletes being displayed as heroic on the world’s stage.

True elevations of WVU hiring Rich Rodriguez for a second tenure can’t happen in earnest until games are played, but at least one national outlet loves the move so far. Now that Rodriguez has ...