Lots of studies have shown that getting a good night’s rest (seven to eight hours) is associated with better memory and other ...

For many Americans, Memorial Day marks a fun-filled long weekend and the unofficial start of summer. However, Memorial Day was created for a much more solemn purpose: commemorating the U.S. military ...

The holiday marks the unofficial start of summer and honors those who have died in the nation’s wars. Here’s how it all began. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for ...

Every year, millions of people across the globe gather to mark Earth Day and celebrate the environmental movement. The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now marked around the world.

Fathers are pretty great. They're there when you need a shoulder to cry on, to help with math homework and to crack you up with their stupid-but-still-funny dad jokes. That's why we celebrate fathers ...

The reason why Tuesday is Constitution Day is clear: Sept. 17 is the anniversary of the 1787 signing of that all-important document. But in the U.S., Constitution Day also shares the bill with ...

Day trading might seem like a fast-paced and exciting way to make money, but the truth is more mundane. Day trading is a grind, requiring participants to spend long hours in front of screens watching ...

Day trading refers to the shortest time frame used in trading. Trades may last a few minutes to a few hours. This form of trading requires near full-time attention to the markets. Start by knowing ...

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, falls on May 1. But you'd be forgiven if that's news to you. While the day traces its origins to an American laborers' fight ...

The magnitude of D-Day -- the 150,000 Allied service personnel who participated, the 4,415 Allied troops killed, the 12 countries that were part of the invasion -- is plain for everyone to see, but ...