In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison) and ...

Gelato, a symbol of Italian culinary artistry, boasts a rich history spanning centuries. While often mistaken for ice cream, ...

The presidential buggy, a gold-plated horse-drawn carriage once used for Republic Day functions, returned after a 40-year hiatus. Initially discontinued post-1984 for security reasons, the tradition ...