On this date in history: In 526, up to 300,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Syria and Antioch. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.

Peace activist Philipos Melaku-Bello continues a 35-year tradition. — -- Meet President Obama’s closest neighbor. Just across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue sits a modest white tent at ...