The world’s tallest man has finally met his match, and she barely comes up to his elbow.
Bao Xishun, who measures 7ft 9in (2.36m) and lives in the Inner Mongolia region of China, has been seeking a bride for decades. At last, at the age of 56, he has found his true love and she comes [...]

On June 12, 1987, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, President Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to ”tear down this wall.” (Go to article.)
1665 England installed a municipal government in New York, formerly the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.
1776 Virginia’s colonial legislature became the first to adopt [...]