The Norwegian author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) is best known for his plays, which treat both historical subjects and contemporary issues. He was influential in the revival of Norwegian as a literary language. The son of a rural past...
Byline: Bob Barr, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES This week, the Boy Scouts of America celebrates the 94th anniversary of its incorporation. On a probably cold winter day back in 1910, when America's dreams of being a world power were shared by perhaps...
A MOB of 50 happy slap-pers set upon a teenage boy at a busy train station. The stationmaster feared the 14-year-old would be hurled in front of a DART and tried to contact drivers to ask them to slow down. It all...