Category: World Short Story

The most successful career must show a waste of strength that might have removed mountains, and the most unsuccessful is not that of the man...

The Brooklyn Bridge—one of the oldest suspension bridges in the US—stretches over the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn. It was the first steel-wire suspension...

In Greek mythology, Persephone is the goddess of fertility and, having been taken captive by Hades and made his wife, queen of the underworld. Though...

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman. Read More Tags : World Sort Story, Quote of the...

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were notorious robbers who went on a 21-month crime spree in the central US from 1932 to 1934. They captivated...

Chopsticks, developed about 3,000 to 5,000 years ago in China, are the traditional eating utensils of East Asia. Various materials, including wood, ivory, bamboo, and...

Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives....

Carson hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. His personable demeanor and wry sense of humor appealed to viewers, and during his tenure,...

Ascot Racecourse, located southwest of London, England, in the small village of Ascot, is used for thoroughbred horse racing. Founded in 1711 by Queen Anne,...

A book is a friend whose face is constantly changing. If you read it when you are recovering from an illness, and return to it...

The American Red Cross (ARC) is part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It provides disaster relief and emergency assistance...

Nicotine, a naturally occurring constituent of tobacco, is the addictive, active ingredient in tobacco smoke. Although nicotine is highly toxic—it is used as an insecticide,...

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. Read More Tags : World Sort Story, Quote of the Day ,Daily Article

The Homestead Act was a federal law that sought to shape the American West by populating it with farmers. The act provided for the transfer...

Dyslexia is a developmental disability that inhibits recognition and processing of graphic symbols, particularly those pertaining to language. The condition is often diagnosed in childhood,...

What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self! Read More Tags : World Sort Story, Quote...

Boleyn was the second queen consort of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. Anne's marriage to Henry was a key part of the English...

Phonetics is the study of the sounds of languages. This branch of linguistics focuses on the production, perception, and analysis of speech sounds from both...

Abstain and enjoy. Read More Tags : World Sort Story, Quote of the Day ,Daily Article

In this case, the US Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana statute mandating racially segregated railroad cars, ruling that the equal protection clause of the 14th...