American cooking expert, television personality and cookbook author Julia Child died on this day in history, Aug. 13, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California. Known for her promotion of traditional French cuisine, especially through her programs on public television, Child taught millions of Americans how to cook and helped elevate the nation’s culinary standards, according to...
“I handed over my title as Miss Universe a good amount of years ago, and I remember walking off that stage feeling like I forgot something,” Demi-Leigh Tebow told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview. She also survived a dramatic carjacking attempt — and felt forever changed by those experiences and others. She’s taken...
The iconic British comedy musical film, “A Hard Day’s Night,” was released on this day in history, Aug. 11, 1964, and starred the Beatles in their first feature movie. The movie was released during the height of Beatlemania as well as the British Invasion, and “A Hard Day’s Night” is widely considered a classic, according...
A movie adaptation of a nostalgic children’s book hit theaters this month, and the cast sat down with Fox News to discuss bringing imagination to life. “Harold and the Purple Crayon” is a story written by Crockett Johnson that was first released in 1955. It’s about a boy who embarks on a wild imaginative adventure...
Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is worried about the explosion of laws in America. In his new book, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law,” co-written with Janie Nitze, he says that when reflecting on all his years as a judge, he realized “that I had seen many — so many —...
Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic “Walden, or A Life in the Woods” was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. “Walden” is about the virtues of simple living and self-sufficiency in a modern world. It was inspired by the two years and two months Thoreau spent living in a small cabin...
Herod the Great occupies a mere blip in the biblical narrative, but historically he was a huge presence in the political landscape of the ancient world. He hobnobbed with the likes of Antony and Cleopatra, the ultimate power couple of their time. A brilliant architect and politician, Herod was also, by most standards, evil. That’s...
Over 80 farms in the United States and Canada have trimmed their hedges to honor “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz and his timeless, beloved characters. Corn maze farmers have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed attractions, as the Associated Press noted. Schulz released the first strip 75 years ago in Oct. 1950, across...
Astronaut, author and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., appeared to be a top contender as Vice President Kamala Harris’ Democratic running mate pick at least as of Monday morning — and if he were yet to be picked, could bring a dramatic life story to the ticket. Harris is aiming to defeat Republican former President...
J.K. Rowling, the pen name of Joanne Rowling, was born on this day in history on July 31, 1965. The British author is the creator of the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter book series, about a young sorcerer-in-training, as Britannica.com and other sources note. The “K” stands for Kathleen, her paternal grandmother’s name,...
