Presidents Day is on Monday, and for many Americans it’s become synonymous with long weekend sales and big-ticket bargains. But the holiday wasn’t created for discounts and promotions. Its origins ...

Valentine's Day always falls on Feb. 14. In 2026, it lands on a Saturday, giving many people more flexibility to celebrate. Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, though historians say there ...

On this day (January 27) in 2021, Kris Kristofferson announced his retirement from recording, performing, and acting. While most artists with a five-decade-long career would have made a high-profile ...

On January 21, 1978, the soundtrack to the motion picture Saturday Night Fever hit the top spot on the Billboard charts and remained there for a remarkable 24 weeks. The LP ushered in a cultural ...

The path to establishing a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. was a long and challenging process. MLK Day became an official federal holiday in 1983, but it was first observed in 1986. The ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will pay tribute to the men and women who made it possible during an ...

Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on Dec. 26 in many English-speaking countries, but not the United States. Originating in the United Kingdom, the day was traditionally for giving gifts to service ...

As 2025 comes to a close, the SI Golf staff looks back on favorite moments and Bob Harig offers a very early but rewarding opening morning at the Bethpage Ryder Cup. There was plenty of great stuff to ...

The Detroit Pistons have been on fire this season, and now families have a chance to win an incredible experience for their kids through the Kids Day Sweepstakes. Katie Bores from Blue Cross Blue ...

A Pennsylvania man has laid claim to what the state Game Commission has called an “absolutely incredible” harvest. A 700-plus-pound black bear, reportedly the biggest that was bagged in the state so ...