On April 23, 1014, the Battle of Clontarf, near Dublin, pitted the armies of the Irish king Brian Boru against the forces of Leinster allied with the Vikings. It is commonly asserted that Brian Boru’s ...

John F. Carroll was able to drive a car, but only by removing the front seat of his automobile and operating it from the back. John F. Carroll was dubbed the “Buffalo Giant” in the field of medicine ...