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13 American presidents who escaped attempts on their lives
In American history, four out of 45 US presidents have been assassinated.However, many more presidents have escaped attempts on their lives, including Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan, and George W....
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20 US presidents who belonged to shadowy secret societies
• A good number of US presidents have belonged to secret societies over the years.• In fact, a whopping 14 presidents were Freemasons.• But others belonged to a range of secret societies, from college...
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Over 200 years ago, a US president served 2 cabinet posts at the same time
• US President James Monroe was the only person to ever simultaneously fill two Cabinet positions.• He served as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War during the War of 1812.• His actions during...
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One of the worst US presidents in history wasn't just incompetent — it was...
• US President James Buchanan is considered one of the worst presidents in American history.• His failure can't simply be attributed to incompetence.• The Pennsylvania native was overly sympathetic to...
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The meteoric rise of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in photos (GOOG, GOOGL)
More than two years ago, Sundar Pichai took the helm at Google.While Larry Page is still CEO of Google's parent company, Alphabet, Pichai has the incredibly important job of making sure that the...
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14 rooms in the White House you probably never knew existed, including a...
If you're well-versed on White House facts, you probably know the presidential residence has 132 rooms.However, fewer people know about rooms like the chocolate shop and the bowling alley.There are...
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18 women you don’t remember from history but should
Women have brought countless amazing contributions to society throughout history, yet their accomplishments have often been passed over due to their gender.From successfully getting an astronaut into...
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Incredible images of Los Angeles when it was covered in wetlands
Before Los Angeles became the center of the film industry, it was covered in wetlands and farmland.The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project recently began mapping LA's lost Ballona Creek...
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I tried to follow an intense medieval fast for Lent — and realized it's much...
• Lent lasts 40 days and 40 nights. For 2018, that's February 14 to March 29.• The Black Fast is a medieval religious fast meant to be practiced during Lent that bars meat, alcohol, and dairy, and...
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14 things you didn't know were invented by women
Throughout history, countless women have made invaluable contributions to the world, despite facing gender-based discrimination.From the simple chocolate chip cookie to the first bulletproof fabric,...
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The 16 greatest cities in human history, from ancient Jericho to modern Tokyo
Cities have been critical in human development for almost 10,000 years.We looked at thousands of years' worth of data to determine the 16 greatest cities in human history.Each entry on the list was a...
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The world's oldest message in a bottle was found on a beach in Australia
The world's oldest message in a bottle has been found by a beachwalker in Western Australia.The message inside is dated 12 June 1886, making it almost 132 years old.The bottle was thrown into the ocean...
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The oldest thing you can actually visit in every state
History is all around us, but some historical attractions are so old they take us to another world.From the oldest house and oldest bar in the United States to sites containing remnants of Native...
View ArticleWhy 555 is always used for phone numbers on TV and in movies
When TV shows and movies need to use a phone number as part of the story, they typically use one that starts with 555. We spoke with an official historian at AT&T to find out why these three...
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Here's why your pants have a teeny tiny pocket that's too small to use
The tiny pockets on jeans and some other pants were designed for pocket watches.They were first used with the original Levi's "waist overalls" jeans in 1890.People don't use pocket watches anymore, but...
View ArticleHow a woman from the 1800s became the first computer programmer
In her recently released book Broad Band, Claire L. Evans wants readers to learn about women who have been forgotten in tech history. Ada Lovelace may not be a household name like Steve Jobs but she is...
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5 royal secrets from a behind-the-scenes tour of Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace is open to the public for tours every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.On these tours, guests have learned about some of the lesser known norms of what went down in royal life in centuries...
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29 photos that show the US-Mexico border's evolution over 100 years
President Donald Trump will visit the eight, 30-foot-tall prototypes for a wall along the US-Mexico border on Tuesday.After six construction companies completed the prototypes late last year, the...
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22 great movies you've never heard of that were directed by women
Women are shockingly underrepresented in Hollywood, both in front of an behind the camera. As directors, they make only 4%— that's not a typo— of the film industry's major movies, even though they...
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A brief history of Stephen Hawking's time on planet Earth in one graphic
Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist who pioneered new understandings of black holes, the universe, and how much one person can achieve.Hawking died early in the morning on March 14, 2018 — Pi...
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