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41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...

15 years ago, Parks and Recreation, a television mockumentary debuted on NBC, and leaped right into the hearts of millions of Americans. Without being...

40 years ago today, astronaut Bruce McCandless II drifted away from the space shuttle Challenger’s payload bay as part of the first untethered space...

49 years ago today, Ella Grasso became the first woman to be elected to serve as a state governor in the US. A member...

On this day 375 years ago, perhaps the greatest physicist the world has known, Isaac Newton, was born. Widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time, he invented his own calculus when he was 26 years old. An English mathematician, astronomer, and theologian, his book Principia, “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy”, formulated our understanding of the mechanics of motion and gravity, which dominated scientists’ view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. This farmer’s son also built the first practical reflecting telescope, and made pathbreaking observations in optics, figuring out that white light is really made of multiple colors. WATCH a cool video... (1543)

Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...

Let's face it: what would the world be like, without Monty Python and The Beatles? Britain has produced a wealth of successful exports over the...

A plumber is flush with success after he landed a record deal when a music mogul heard him singing—while he fitted his bathroom. 49-year-old Kev...

What’s more addictive than squishing bubble wrap and hearing that satisfying “pop-pop-pop” sound? For one New York-based painter, the answer is using it to create...

The activities director for a London nursing home, Robert Speker, shot photos of seniors recreating classic album covers while in lockdown for a fundraiser.

This year's Record Store Day has everything from charity efforts to re-releases and ground-breaking new collaborations from artists across every genre.

Produced by Benedict Cumberbatch, the Letters Live show is an incredibly moving celebration of the human spirit – and now for the first time ever, it is coming to America.

Once the beloved actress who played Princess Leia passed away from a heart attack, fans paid tribute to her in the only way they saw fit.

Beloved folk musician and poet Bob Dylan has earned the Nobel Prize for literature following a 54 year career in lyricism and prose.

On what would have been his 70th birthday, this asteroid was named after rock and roll legend Freddie Mercury by his friend and guitarist Brian May.

The star of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles peacefully passed away today at the age of 83.

Jennifer Hudson and the cast of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, gathered for their usual curtain call at the end of Thursday’s evening...

Whether you watch the Superbowl to cheer for your favorite team or eat your neighbor's unforgettable guacamole, much of the fun comes from the...

Happy 54th birthday to Dave Grohl. The charming rocker fronts the Foo Fighters, after making his name as a drummer for Nirvana. He also...

The largest-known private collection of artifacts from the Battle of the Alamo and Texas independence will soon be coming home to San Antonio as...