Guilford College is presenting noted historian and author David McCullough at Reynolds Auditorium at 301 N. Hawthorne Road in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. McCullough will discuss his most recent book The Greater Journey: Americans i

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra: They will hold two shows this week. For more information, go to greensborosymphony.org. David McCullough: A discussion with the noted historian and author takes place Feb. 28. Get tickets. Emily’s Kids Exhibition: You can g

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were longtime rivals who realized that for all their political differences, they were meant to be friends. They died on the same day—July 4, 1826—and, reportedly, their last thoughts were of each other. Jefferson got bette

The C.E.O. , in his usual crisp manner, began the meeting without any small talk. “Let’s get to the business at hand,” he said. “We have to find ourselves a historian, and we have to do it A.S.A.P.” “Maybe a historian could figure out how we got this sill

Beverly: See What Little Hands Can Do Playgroup, 9 to 10:30 a.m. , Harborlight Montessori School, Main Building, 243 Essex St. The parent and preschooler play group, for ages 21/2 to 5 years, is an opportunity to explore early learning experiences for the

Highlights of Friday's contests can be found at: www.philly.com/rally Friday's Results Wrestling District 25 Quarterfinals 106: Blake Rogers, Rancocas Valley, pinned Jeffrey Weingast, Hightstown, 0:34; Matthew Carr, New Egypt, pinned Robert Beck, Allento

Author, historian, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, David McCullough is also very much a shedworker (although he calls his Pittsburgh shedlike atmosphere a 'writing st

This is from the notebook of Daniel Henshaw, justice of the peace in Worcester County, 1776-1777. It concerns an account of how William Buxton committed an assault on Joel How, in the course of which: “the said Wm did then and there seize by the nose wri

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough will talk about how history shapes the future at an March 7 event to celebrate Arizona's centennial. McCullough, author of "1776" and "John Adams," will appear as part of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Co

"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike."

We are motoring along in very light air (2-4 kts) and moderate seas (less than 1 meter) and about 6 hours from taking right turn into the Bass straight and the final 75 miles to Lakes Entrance. It is about 12 miles to Cape Howe which is on the border of

On screen and in print, Paris is much in vogue these days. Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen’s ode to the City of Light in the 1920s, is an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, and David McCullough’s The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris spent months on bestse

"Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface." "You may fool al

"Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?"

"The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks." "I am a short-term pessimist and a long-term optimis

A major snowstorm bearing down on Denver has closed the Colorado General Assembly tomorrow. Barring anything unexpected, Rep. Laura Bradford (?-Collbran) will drive home this evening, and decide some time this weekend whether or not to disaffiliate from

Lois Leveen will present “1776: The Illustrated Edition,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, beginning with the first of the four-part series on Feb. 7. An anonymous donation of 100 copies of the book, “1776: The Illustrated Edition,” by

To the Editor: Until halfway through the 19th century, Patricia Cohen writes in her book “In Our Prime,” reviewed by Laura Shapiro (Jan. 15), “age was not an essential ingredient of one’s identity.” Before that, Shapiro notes, middle age “didn’t even exi

MONROE TWP. With the Dragons’ 48-28 victory over Williamstown on Wednesday in a Tri-County Conference Royal Division match, they have cl