Politics

Looking at throwback pictures of famous people is practically a hobby thanks to viral hashtags like #ThrowbackThursday and #FlashbackFriday. It’s incredibly fun to compare what we and others looked like ...

In the terms of the last 45 U.S. presidents, some of the craziest executive orders have been signed, sometimes to circumvent Congress and sometimes during national emergencies. From the beginning ...

As Donald Trump has proven, celebrities can use their wealth and fame as a springboard into the political arena. However, some are more successful than others. Many of the names on ...

The Vietnam War was one of the longest military conflicts in U.S. history. It was the second Indochina War; the North Vietnamese government and a South Vietnamese communist front called ...

Long before he was president and she was a fashion icon, they were a darling young couple. A budding photojournalist and a member of the United States Senate. Because he ...

Both in their ancient and modern incarnations, the Olympic Games have always been a proving ground for the world’s greatest athletes. Over the last century-plus of modern games, there have been ...

Power and prestige don’t last forever, and in some cases they can dissipate in the blink of an eye. In this day and age, with a 24/7 news cycle and ...

When films tend to say “Based on a true story,” chances are not everything is going to be historically accurate. When it comes down to it, when putting down a ...

Every so often the above image makes the rounds on social media. It purports to claim that America’s biggest companies were started somewhere in a garage with just an idea ...

One of the reasons students learn history in school is so that it doesn’t repeat itself. Society wants to prevent the mistakes of the past from becoming the mistakes of ...

Tired of boring, run-of-the-mill vacations? Your time off is supposed to be relaxing, and shouldn’t be spent among hordes of people waiting in line or combating for a beach chair. ...