20 Maps That Changed the World
The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.
The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.
Keep these tips in mind when discussing politics during the holidays.
If you’re having trouble finding all of your X followers on Bluesky, Sky Follower Bridge will save the day.
Ireland and Scotland are not the only places the mighty Roman Empire failed to vanquish.
Inauguration Day isn’t just a matter of scheduling—presidential term limits are exactly four years, down to the hour.
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.
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.
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.
There were some very compelling reasons for choosing the first Tuesday in November as Election Day—at least, they were when that date was chosen.
Its political legacy began during the Iran hostage crisis, but other kinds of October surprises had been happening for decades.
In 1956, two highly-regarded party figures stepped in for candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson to tackle election issues.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is one of the most esteemed humanitarians ever to hold the office. He was also once chased by a wild rabbit.
Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton are among the youngest U.S. presidents.
Historians suggest that while Grover Cleveland was but one person, he was actually two presidents thanks to his nonconsecutive terms.
If you’ve recently moved or changed your name (or just haven’t voted in a while), you probably need to re-register to vote.
In 1824, Jackson both won the popular vote and got the most votes in the electoral college, but lost the election anyway.
Long before Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris launched their presidential campaigns, Victoria Claflin Woodhull ran as a third party candidate in the 1872 election.
What ‘GOP’ means isn’t complicated—but its history is.
Several politicians have won elections posthumously. And no, fraud was not to blame.
Some presidents’ last words have been profound (“This is the last of earth; I am content”) and others have been merely practical (“Help!”).
Like Memorial Day and Presidents Day, Labor Day falls on a Monday each year. To understand how the federal holiday came to be, you need a brief history lesson in labor politics.
Andrew Jackson’s 1828 political campaign kicked it off, and cartoonist Thomas Nast made the political symbols really gain traction.
President Ronald Reagan served from 1981-1989 and is remembered for his Reaganomics policies, the war on drugs, and other political endeavors. He also ate a lot of jelly beans.