This week in 1975: President Ford announced that he would seek re-election in 1976: U.S. Congress restored the citizenship of late Confederate General Robert E. Lee; Congress extended The Voting Right ...

One of Willie Nelson's biggest hits of the '70s was actually written decades earlier. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," which ...

Rain is often used as an allegory for sadness in songs. It’s not hard to figure out why. Gloomy weather has a way of bringing our emotions to the surface. It bubbles them over until our eyes mirror ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...