POLITICS

Unwilling to leave his ill wife's side during a presidential campaign, William McKinley decided to run for president from his front porch.

In his famous 1858 speech, Abraham Lincoln warned that only civil war would resolve the issue of slavery in the U.S. He wasn’t wrong. 

Joseph N. Welch is credited with bringing down the fearmongering Sen. Joseph McCarthy during a congressional hearing in 1954. But his famous plea has since taken on a life of its own.

People are still torn over the belief that the ninth president died of pneumonia after not wearing a coat to his inauguration.

Plagued by oral issues, the British prime minister carried two sets of dentures with him at all times.

Plenty of nepo babies have earned their places in history. But it’s always good to acknowledge the doors open to people who have rich relatives—or whose dad knows the manager of a clogging troupe.

He’s best remembered for saying “Give me liberty or give me death,” but did Henry actually utter those words?

Gen Xers and Millennials uttered a collective gasp on May 9, 2023, when Paramount announced it was shutting down MTV News after more than three decades of operation.

From serving in the Iraq War to becoming the first U.S. senator to give birth in office, Tammy Duckworth has an impressive history of overcoming adversity with grit and humor.

Even Fat Bear Week isn’t immune to scandal.

Lady Jane Grey is seen as an innocent victim of Tudor Dynasty politics, and her rightfulness to the crown is debated to this day.

In 1957, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond made a marathon argument against integration.