Today in History for Jan. 1: In 1622, the Roman Catholic church adopted Jan. 1 as the beginning of the year, rather than March 25. In 1653, Newfoundland's Coat of Arms was granted by King Charles I.

As if their rights were not important, or – maybe worse – as if we unconsciously stopped believing that they had any. Unfortunately, neither the intervention nor struggle of Arab peoples themselves ...

"Professional peddlers piled up a good amount of money, and more is being made as prices rise even higher and a system of wholesaling develops. That this new wealth is not effectively taxed is the ...