Why Are Elections Held on Tuesdays?
There are a few reasons—including a little something to do with the horse and buggy. Find out more about the history of Election Day.
There are a few reasons—including a little something to do with the horse and buggy. Find out more about the history of Election Day.
What do you do if you’re stuck at the back of the line when your polling place closes? You stay right where you are.
NASA is organizing a task force that will determine how the agency studies UFOs in the future.
“I’m sick and tired of hearing that ‘Cheryl was no lady as she devastated such and such a town,’” Roxcy Bolton said. She wasn't alone in her exasperation.
Our 30th president, born on the Fourth of July in 1872, once pardoned a raccoon.
Area 51 has been strongly associated with alien sightings and secret government studies for decades. Here are a few facts you might not know about it.
In the 1940s, residents near Hanford, Washington, were getting dosed with the radioactive equivalent of Three Mile Island every day.
The historic moments that happened at these desks—and the Senate VIPs who sat behind them—mean that some have taken on lives of their own.
Project Blue Book's questionnaire had sections for describing UFOs and even sketching pictures.
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 irrevocably changed the face of the United States.
The previous rounds of free at-home COVID test kits maxed out at four. This time, the USPS will ship eight to each household.
The typo in a 1928 opinion may have inadvertently influenced an unknown number of decisions to follow.
History is full of kings and governments who have tried to earn money by taxing anything from beards to bachelors.
After Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued an apology to victims of the country's witch trials, an official pardon could be on the way.
Albright's impressive credentials included professor, ambassador, New York Times best-selling author, and 'Gilmore Girls' guest star.
Almost 100 years have passed since the Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed. Here are the facts you should know.
The Senate has unanimously decided that the Daylight Saving Time system of falling back and springing forward just isn’t worth it.
Since 1485 English (and later British) cultural periods have been named after the monarch or group of monarchs who occupied the throne.
If you forgot to put a return address on a piece of mail that never made it to its destination, you can still get it back.
It’s a development that could potentially have serious repercussions for Europe.
What *really* happened at Roswell? And what did Project Blue Book actually uncover? All that and more on this episode of The List Show.
‘Kyiv’ is not a new name for the capital of Ukraine—and the Kyiv-or-Kiev discussion isn’t new, either.
The beloved 'Sesame Street' star went to Capitol Hill 20 years ago and became the first non-human to ever testify in front of Congress.
FDA approval and FDA clearance aren’t used for the same products—but they’re both valid messages to see on packaging.