While he is now remembered around the world on Burns Night, Robert Burns spent most of his life as a farmer despite writing 700 poems while he was alive. Each year on his birthday, people around the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brig o’Doon, the stone arch bridge Burns crossed daily with his dad on his way to work - Ian Goodrick / Alamy Stock Photo There’s ...

Each year on or around Jan. 25, many people of Scottish descent (or wannabes) celebrate “days of auld lang syne” and the birthday of the Scottish poet who wrote those words, Robert “Rabbie” Burns.

Paris Alston: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. This week in cities around the world, people will gather and drink a little more than their fair share of whiskey, sing some very old songs, and read ...

The whereabouts of a painting of Robert Burns by Henry Raeburn was unknown for two centuries. Now, the work is on display in time for the annual Burns Night honoring the writer. By Precious Adesina ...