Greg Daugherty

2 days ago | history.com | Greg Daugherty

A photography novice captured the historic moment, using a cumbersome camera the siblings brought to Kitty Hawk beach 'just in case.'Bettmann Archive via Getty ImagesPublished: June 04, 2025Last Updated: June 04, 2025On December 17, 1903, on a windy stretch of beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, two obscure Ohio bicycle mechanics, Wilbur and Orville Wright, accomplished a feat that would make them legends: the first powered airplane flight. Good thing they brought a camera.

3 days ago | smithsonianmag.com | Greg Daugherty

America's 250th Anniversary A Smithsonian magazine special report American colonists who aligned with the British lost their lands, their reputations and sometimes even their lives The popular image of the American Revolution may be of fired-up colonists united in the fight to overthrow their British rulers. But the reality was far more complicated.

1 week ago | investopedia.com | Greg Daugherty

If you were able to land a mortgage rate of 4% or less a few years ago, you may be reluctant to give it up now that rates are topping 7%. But what if you want or need to sell your home and buy another one? That's where mortgage porting might come in. While this practice is relatively common in Canada and the U.K., it is more rare in the U.S. Still, there is no harm in asking your current lender. If it doesn't offer porting, it may be able to suggest other ways to lower your rate on a new mortgage.

1 week ago | investopedia.com | Greg Daugherty

When many of us think about downsizing in retirement, we picture ourselves trading our current home for a smaller place. That is one way to cut back on expenses, although often not as much as we hope. But there's another money-saving way to downsize without even moving: cutting back to one car. Key Takeaways How Much Could You Realistically Save? A 2024 AAA study put the average annual cost of owning and operating a new car at $12,297.

1 week ago | investopedia.com | Greg Daugherty

For retirees and pre-retirees with an itch to travel, few, if any, U.S. cities have more to offer than Chicago, often referred to as the "Crossroads of America."Home to two international airports as well as a major Amtrak hub, Chicago is ideally positioned for hopping on a plane or train and heading off to see the world.