Tag: history
Chuck Jones’ 9 Golden Rules For The Coyote And The Road...
From Twisted Sifter:
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of characters from the Looney Tunes. The characters were created by Warner...
Ben Franklin Wrote A Letter With The Most Badass Sign-Off Of...
It's easy for us to sort of relegate our Founders to the past and forget just how completely amazing they were. These guys were...
A Woman’s Place Is On The Money
The nonprofit Women On 20s is campaigning for a woman to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20?bill. United States money features former presidents and...
Oklahoma Joining Texas In Their Effort To Rewrite US History
Oklahoma legislators have successfully passed a ban on AP U.S. History courses. The move to ban history has Oklahoma giving Texas a run for...
4 Non-Romantic Facts About Valentine’s Day
Single and all alone this Valentine's Day? Or even married but still alone, instead of enjoying a romantic candlelit dinner and roses and candy...
Outrageous Ancient Methods Of Avoiding Pregnancy
Women have always been trying to find methods to avoid becoming pregnant. As long as men and women have been having sex, the pregnancy...
10 Historical Events You’ve Never Heard About
There are some historical events that everyone has heard of, but there are many that most people know nothing about. This is a small...
Texas Gives Final Approval For Shockingly Inaccurate Christian Textbooks
One week ago, fellow writer Kayla Renee?wrote about a recent attempt to push religious propaganda to students via textbooks in Texas. While this vote...
Listen To Rare Footage Of Actual Civil War Veterans Doing the...
From Cracked:
When you think about the Civil War, you're probably picturing it as a slideshow of violence, racism, and terrifying tin-print photographs of severe-looking...
Loretta Lynch Could Become First Black Female U.S. Attorney General
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President Obama has nominated a replacement for Eric Holder, and he has selected Loretta Lynch. Ms. Lynch is a two-time United States...
88 Founding Father Quotes About Religion That Will Enrage The Religious...
I began this list of quotes a few weeks ago, but the fact is, I didn't realize just how many quotes there are that...
Colorado Teachers Protest Having To Teach Right-Wing Propaganda That Whitewashes History
Teachers in Jefferson County, Colorado called in sick Friday to protest disputes over questionable curriculum. They are being forced to use Advanced Placement (AP)...
The Photographs Behind Norman Rockwell’s Iconic Paintings
Behind every iconic Normal Rockwell painting was a photograph. The book Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera illustrates these photographs that made history through art....
Rarely Seen History: 22 Photos Showing Historical Racism In America
When we share photos like this, sometimes we hear people say that we're "stirring things up" or "not letting things go." OK. We aren't...
Epic Rap Battles: Einstein vs Stephen Hawking (VIDEO)
I've recently discovered Nice Peter's?Epic Rap Battles of History YouTube channel. I know I'm slow at discovering things sometimes, but hey, better late to...
17 Events In U.S. History That Liberal Americans Would Change If...
It started off as a new take on the TBT (Turn Back Time?) trend on Facebook. Using a creative meme, on July 3 Liberal...
The Declaration Of Independence: 8 Fun Facts For The 4th!
Eight fun facts about the Declaration of Independence!
The Dummies Guide To The U.N. Declaration Of Rights
Here in America, when we hear about the United Nations, we often raise our backs and worry about our sovereignty as a nation being...
When Beards Were Medicine (Video)
Beards are as common as Tootsie Rolls these days, but before they cycled in and out of our lives solely on the whims of...
These Photos Answer The Question: ‘What Would You Have Looked Like...
I was a child of the 80's, a period that seemed so drab at the time, but is now apparently HUGE with teens. In...
