It’s common for Americans to recall the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941, “a day that will live in infamy,” and also September 15, 1945, when Japan signed an unconditional surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay...
A talented young Irish tennis professional moves to London and obtains a position at an exclusive tennis club, makes friends with a wealthy member, becomes romantically involved...
On the day I had scheduled to buy traveler's checks in British pounds for an upcoming trip, I opened my newspaper to discover that the dollar had hit its lowest point in more than six months. Just bad luck, I told myself at first...