Here’s When a President’s Term Officially Ends
Inauguration Day isn’t just a matter of scheduling—presidential term limits are exactly four years, down to the hour.
Inauguration Day isn’t just a matter of scheduling—presidential term limits are exactly four years, down to the hour.
Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there's much more to know about these quirky birds.
Scientists have uncovered ancient fossils, prehistoric artwork, and other clues to human evolution. Here are nine of the most revealing discoveries that have changed our understanding of our early ancestors—and ourselves.
Christmas has been canceled a fair number of times throughout history.
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The ship’s pilot helped his family reach freedom, then served in the Civil War and in the U.S. Congress. Robert Smalls’s statue will be the first to honor an individual Black citizen on South Carolina State House grounds.
Within the last 200 years, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of hominins in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see laid out in this map.
The imposing clocks have an origin story, but it doesn't have much to do with any actual grandfathers.
This common phrase is often used during times of political uncertainty, and has even been described as an ancient Chinese curse. History says otherwise, though.
“Fido” is a name that has become synonymous with all things dog. But where did the name come from?
She spoke multiple languages, defeated Spain’s powerful navy, and never accepted a marriage proposal. Discover more fascinating facts about Queen Elizabeth I and her reign.
Some state name origins are obvious—but others pose an etymological mystery.
You might want to keep this handy on your next vacation.
Alexander Hamilton argued that lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court were the only way, but some modern scholars disagree.
The origins of those ‘I Voted’ stickers you see everyone rocking on Election Day go back to the 1950s in the United States, but the design everyone recognizes most was created by Janet Boudreau in the late 1980s.
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, no institution is safe from terrible reviews.
One was a born leader lauded and reviled by underlings and historians alike. The other was Napoleon.
No, he wasn’t the Gerber baby, but he did serve as a model for another brand of baby food—and 19 other facts you need to know about this Hollywood heavyweight.
The origins of these classic costumes are probably not what you would expect.
A case study of a man in Australia is highlighting the return of a disease associated with Elizabethan sailors and polar explorers.
According to a medieval saga, the Norwegian “Well Man” might have been used as a biological weapon.
Get a better sense of how illnesses have shaped history with these gripping reads about history’s most notorious diseases.
Those evocative scrolls you see on hearses actually have a name—and going back in the 1800s, they actually served an important purpose.
Time capsules are buried, found, and opened fairly commonly. But when they were first gaining popularity at the start of the 20th century, their purpose was often far more nefarious.