Articles by Dan Lewis

Today, at 2:20 PM Eastern Time or shortly thereafter, cell phones throughout the United States are going to [...]

Pictured above is a $1 bill. It features, pictured in the center, an image of George Washington, the first [...]

Major League Baseball’s playoffs begin tomorrow night, and even if you don’t know anything about the [...]

Hi!  About a year ago, I sent an email asking you for money. Many of you rose to the occasion, so [...]

If you’re reading this in the United States, it’s probably somewhat early in the day — [...]

On September 12, 1814, the United Kingdom began an invasion of the American city of Baltimore, Maryland. For [...]

Hi! As noted above, on Fridays, I write the “Now I Know Weekender.” It’s basically just a [...]

Here’s an easy question for you: What language do people in France speak? Really, there’s no trick. The [...]

Cincinnati, Ohio, is a major U.S. city, home to 1.6 million people. Toward the south of the city, not too far [...]

In the late 1800s and into the 20th century, the temperance movement — that is, an organized effort to [...]