Long before overhead lights became common, people used candles or oil lamps to light up the dark. But it wasn’t until the ...

Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to ...

From putting candles in Christmas trees to large-scale light displays, holiday decorating traditions span centuries. Despite ...

I emailed 126,148 leads that were over five years old — 61 responded, and seven converted that same week. I'd say that's ...

David Sturgeon was too sick to see his family’s Christmas tree, but he did have a window, a pine tree outside — and an ...

The Buckeye State has many quaint little towns, like Bellefontaine, which has America's oldest concrete street, and Wooster, an underrated getaway to Ohio's Amish region with a picturesque downtown ...

Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, later joined Edison, Ford and Burroughs, and the quartet ...

Often perceived as boring, history is unpopular with many children as it is often disconnected with reality and there is a visible lack of engaging activities and storytelling while learning the ...

Folsom Powerhouse’s marvels weren’t lost on the newspapers of the time. In 1895, an electric light parade drew an estimated ...

The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 was largely instrumental in getting electricity to rural areas and farms. This act ...

Hotel del Coronado unveiled what is widely considered the first electrically illuminated Christmas tree in the United States on Dec. 25, 1904.