A civilized little event at Booker T. Washington National Monument gave family members a chance to dress up, sip tea and even soak up a little history.

A brief sampling of the history lessons dispensed during the Mother's Day tea party held Sunday at Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy:

-- When did tea first begin to be consumed in England?

The man who goes by Bobby Thompson used many aliases; an unusual one was key to the hunt.

CLEVELAND -- He had at least $1 million in cash, believed to be from donors who thought they were giving to the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. But he lived like a pauper, stocking up on beef jerky and bumming meals at homeless shelters.

As a student, John Alerding helped research insect wings for drone applications, but as an Air Force officer he hopes to fly fighter jets.

LEXINGTON -- Unmanned, intelligence-gathering aircraft might someday be as small as a moth.

"They're going to be able to get into high-value targets and observe and listen and report back," said Col. Joe Blandino, professor of mechanical engineering at the Virginia Military Institute.

Woodlawn School students celebrated the end of school and helped raise money for a good cause at the same time Friday during the Fourth Annual Relay for Life event at the school. Whether it was ...

The senator and OMNIPLEX World Service Corp. Chairman Julien Patterson offered the experience of careers that overcame initial failure.