6 of History’s Worst In-Laws
From Ivan the Terrible to Herod the Great, these historical figures weren’t the best relatives.
From Ivan the Terrible to Herod the Great, these historical figures weren’t the best relatives.
Grover Cleveland caused quite the conundrum when he was elected for the second time in 1892 after a four-year break from the Oval Office.
Inauguration Day isn’t just a matter of scheduling—presidential term limits are exactly four years, down to the hour.
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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.
To this day, no one knows who "The Thing" might have been.
The gift helped commercialize the “talking board,” and paved the way for future models.
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.
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.
Some presidents’ last words have been profound (“This is the last of earth; I am content”) and others have been merely practical (“Help!”).
The origins of the teddy bear involve President Theodore Roosevelt, a bear hunt, a political cartoon, and the owner of a candy shop in New York.
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.
Here’s the history behind four-year presidential term limits, plus answers to all your other questions about presidential terms.
Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon resigned as a consequence of his role in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
Howard Dean, Gary Hart, Richard Nixon, Rick Perry, and more made some pretty big mistakes during their presidential campaigns.
Although the Watergate scandal tends to overshadow much of his legacy, Richard Nixon almost forced a mistrial for Charles Manson.
Fifteen sitting vice presidents have become president. That leaves a lot of other ex-veeps in need of gainful employment. Here's what a few of them did after leaving office.
Long before he was Calvin Coolidge’s vice president, Charles Dawes wrote an instrumental piece called “Melody in A Major” that later became a #1 hit.
Roosevelt launched one of his most famous sayings at the Minnesota State Fair in September 1901—just two weeks before he became president.