HISTORY

Impress your favorite Cheesehead (or Badger!) with these bits of trivia.

Some claim a lofty title due to madness, a few through a long-lost family link, and others just paid for one over the Internet.

Mae West spent her entire career testing the limits of what was considered acceptable in entertainment.

On the campaign trail, candidates say they have big plans for their first day in the White House.

Leap Day comes just once every four years. Here's a list of eight events that occurred on this rare day.

Over the centuries, different civilizations tried every possible trick to try to reconcile these incongruent cycles.

If elaborate pranks aren’t your style, you can’t go wrong with a good old-fashioned whoopee cushion. Before planting one, sit down (on a perfectly harmless chair) and enjoy these breezy tidbits.

What do Charles Barkley and King James II have in common? They've both tossed someone out a window.

If you like history, archaeology, and craft brew, then you'll love Wari Ale.

It’s not the material or the craftsmanship that earned this ladder a spot on National Historical Register. It’s the location.

Some of these clashes were nothing short of epic.

Objects from the so-called Black Museum are on display to the public for the first time.