A writer reflects on watching the Rose Bowl matchup of Indiana University and Alabama. Alabama's nickname, "Crimson Tide," reminded the author of a hymn sung in Alabama churches. This inspired a ...

Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sang would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later. But one Australian academic's obsession with ...

Driving in Los Angeles County doesn’t have the best reputation. It’s confusing, congested and often dangerous, so when you hit a quarter-mile strip of road in Lancaster and a jaunty tune fills your ...

Residents in Hartsburg gathered Sunday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the creation of the Marine Corps. Cmdr. Gunny Kline welcomed Marines of all ages to gather for a meal and celebration at ...

In a stirring celebration of 250 years of valor, “The Commandant’s Own” Drum and Bugle Corps and the U.S. Fleet Marine Composite Band united to perform The Marines’ Hymn at the Strathmore gala. The ...

ALBANY, N.Y.— Monday marked the 250th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), with people gathering in State Capitols across the nation to celebrate the legacy of courage and commitment by ...

Every Nov. 10, Marines worldwide gather to cut birthday cakes with Mameluke swords, listen to the reading of a nearly century-old order, and watch the oldest Marine hand a piece of cake to the ...

TRIANGLE, Va. — More than 1,000 people packed the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., to celebrate the service’s 250th birthday with its signature cake-cutting ceremony. Despite ...

On Nov. 10, 1994, I celebrated my first Marine Corps birthday before I had even shipped to boot camp. I was at the old Perkins that used to sit at 48th and O. It was evening. My brothers and a few ...

With the Marine Corps celebrating its 250th birthday Nov. 10 and Veterans Day on Nov. 11, we look at the birth of the corps. Continental Marines land at New Providence during the Battle of Nassau. On ...