Amid St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the highly anticipated start of spring, March also features a more ominous day that comes coupled with a decades-old warning rooted in literature: "Beware the ...

Why the Ides of March is so significant in history You’ve likely heard the phrase “beware the Ides of March,” but what exactly is an Ides, and why the warning?

In case you haven’t noticed, today is the ides of March. I can’t say I’m superstitious but I am aware it’s a day when often remarkable things have happened. Yet my research suggests it probably only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shakespeare's dialogue further cemented the date in history. The writer relied heavily on the work of the Greek historian Plutarch ...