The year is 1940. A group of American schoolchildren stands in neat rows in their classroom. In front of them is an American flag. The teacher starts to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Nothing too ...

“Have a nice day (afternoon, evening, night, you name it)” has become ubiquitous — I love that word — in our world. If making a grocery purchase, scheduling a doctor’s appointment, having a ...

What constitutes a “Nazi Salute” and where did it originate?The arm-up palm-down salute actually has an innocent American precursor and controversial history in the “Bellamy salute.” As a schoolboy in ...