Web-Loving Landlubbers Embrace Talk Like a Pirate Day

In an age when Internet fads come and go, one Web-based fad has lasted longer than Blackbeard's reign of terror on the high seas: International Talk Like a Pirate Day.The holiday, which encourages people to...

Today in history - Nov. 22

"Today is Wednesday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2006. There are 39 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was shot to death while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Texas Gov. John B. Connally, in the same limousine as Kennedy,...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from